- drop back
- intransitive verb
Date: 1927
1. retreat
2. to move straight back from the line of scrimmage <the quarterback drops back to pass>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
drop back
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drop back — {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The soldiers dropped back before the enemy s attack./ * /The quarterback dropped back to pass the football./ Compare: DRAW BACK, FADE BACK, FALL BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
drop back — {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The soldiers dropped back before the enemy s attack./ * /The quarterback dropped back to pass the football./ Compare: DRAW BACK, FADE BACK, FALL BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
drop back — ► drop back/behind fall back or get left behind. Main Entry: ↑drop … English terms dictionary
drop back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms drop back : present tense I/you/we/they drop back he/she/it drops back present participle dropping back past tense dropped back past participle dropped back 1) same as drop I, 3), c) drop back to: Economic… … English dictionary
drop back — verb 1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football (Freq. 1) The defender dropped back behind his teammate • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. to lag or linger behind … Useful english dictionary
drop back — UK US drop back Phrasal Verb with drop({{}}/drɒp/ verb ( pp ) ► [I] to return to a lower level, value, price, etc.: »Unless something totally unexpected happens and oil drops back below $50 a barrel, fares will continue to rise. drop back to sth… … Financial and business terms
drop back — 1. verb Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders. The Tiger quarterback is dropping back to pass. 2. noun … Wiktionary
drop back — move or step backwards, retreat During the hike his foot began to get sore so he decided to drop back and rest for awhile … Idioms and examples
ˌdrop ˈback — phrasal verb 1) to fall to a lower amount or rate Economic growth will drop back to 3% this year.[/ex] 2) to start walking, running, driving etc behind other people in a group or race … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
drop back/behind — ► drop back/behind fall back or get left behind. Main Entry: ↑drop … English terms dictionary
drop back — drop behind he dropped back and was soon lost in the crowd Syn: fall back/behind, get left behind, lag behind; straggle, linger, dawdle, dally, hang back, loiter, bring/take up the rear, dilly dally … Thesaurus of popular words
