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English verb: drop back | |||
| 1. | drop back (motion) take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football | ||
| Samples | The defender dropped back behind his teammate. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | drop back (motion) to lag or linger behind | ||
| Samples | But in so many other areas we still are dragging. | ||
| Synonyms | drag, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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