boule vs lob

boule

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

noun
  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

lob

verb
  • To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game. 

  • To throw. 

  • To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch. 

  • To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone). 

  • To put, place. 

noun
  • A pass or stroke which arches high into the air. 

  • A clumsy person. 

  • A lobworm. 

  • A lump. 

  • A fish, the European pollock. 

  • The person who comes last in a race. 

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