lob vs actuation

lob and actuation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lob	Yes	No	Yes	No
actuation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actuation is a hypernym of lob; that is, actuation is a word with a broader meaning than lob:

lob: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
actuation: the act of propelling

Other hypernyms of lob include propulsion.

lob (noun)	actuation (noun)
the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc	the act of propelling
an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc

lob (verb)	actuation (verb)
propel in a high arc