Hurtle and Lob

Hurtle

Hurtle verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: hurtled his spear at the tiger as it lunged toward him

Lob and hurtle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lob" instead a verb "Hurtle".

Nearby Word: hurtling

Lob

Lob verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy
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Synonyms for Lob

Hurtle and lob are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtle" instead a verb "Lob".

Common collocations

objects hurtle objects lob objects
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