Lob and Thrust

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

Thrust and lob are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead the word "Lob" as a verb or a noun.

Thrust

Thrust verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

Lob and thrust are semantically related in push hard topic. Sometimes you can use "Lob" instead the word "Thrust" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: thrusting

Common collocations

fire lob fire thrust fire
way lob way thrust way
spear lob spear thrust spear
objects lob objects thrust objects
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