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单词 dropping back
释义

drop back

verb

dropped back; dropping back; drops back

intransitive verb

1
: retreat
2
: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage
the quarterback drops back to pass

Synonyms

  • back away
  • fall back
  • pull out
  • recede
  • retire
  • retreat
  • withdraw
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Example Sentences

a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

dropping back

verb

present participle of drop back
as in withdrawing
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • withdrawing
  • retreating
  • falling back
  • pulling out
  • backing away
  • losing ground
  • giving way
  • giving ground
  • retiring
  • receding
  • fleeing
  • bowing out
  • evacuating
  • pulling away
  • backing down
  • climbing down
  • flying
  • chickening (out)
  • flinching
  • shrinking
  • leaving
  • recoiling
  • detaching
  • going
  • departing
  • backtracking
  • backpedaling
  • abandoning
  • disengaging
  • disentangling
  • vacating
  • quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • advancing
  • facing
  • confronting
  • daring
  • brazening
  • defying
  • breasting
  • braving
  • outbraving
  • bearding
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