drop back English

Meaning drop back meaning

What does drop back mean?

drop back

— verb take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football The defender dropped back behind his teammate

— verb (= drag) to lag or linger behind But in so many other areas we still are dragging

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as drop back?

drop back English » English

drop behind

get behind

hang back

trail

lag behind

fall back

drag

walk back

step aside

retreat

regress

recede

fall behind

drag behind

climb down

budge

be benind

allow