how to pronounce lob

/ˈlɑːb/

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lob is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lob in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… folks out there that want to lob a …”

meanings of lob

noun:

A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
The person who comes last in a race.
A lump.
Abbreviation of large object.
A fish, the European pollock.
A clumsy person.
Line of business.
A country bumpkin; a yokel.
A lobworm.

verb:

To put, place.
To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
To let fall heavily or lazily.
To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone).
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
To throw.

lob frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lob occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lob can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lob can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;