drop back
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intransitive verbDefinition of DROP BACK
1
: retreat
2
: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage <the quarterback drops back to pass>
Examples of DROP BACK
- <a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back>
First Known Use of DROP BACK
1927
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