Lob and Throw

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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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Throw is a synonym for lob in action topic. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead the word "Lob" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Throw

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

Usage example: threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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Lob is a synonym for throw in hurl topic. You can use "Lob" instead the word "Throw" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as propel something through the air. popular alternative

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

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fire	lob fire	throw fire
bomb	lob bomb	throw bomb
way	lob way	throw way
book	lob book	throw book
Other words: grenade, ball, spear, fireball, stones, objects, insults, enemies, projectiles, grenades, spears, fireballs, boulders.

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In the Co-op mode of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception some enemy bosses have a perk that allows them to lob about ten grenades with a single throw, or have a cluster grenade perk.

Source: Grenade Spam
A fast Zombie in Episode 1 will, if you throw a grenade at it, lob the grenade right back.

Source: It Can Think
This gets a Call Back in season 10, where he manages to lob three plasma grenades in one throw to kill three soldiers.

Source: One-Hit Kill

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