drop back

drop back

verb

Definition of DROP BACK

intransitive verb

1

: retreat

2

: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage <the quarterback drops back to pass>

Examples of DROP BACK

1. <a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back>

First Known Use of DROP BACK

1927

Related to DROP BACK

Synonyms: back away, retreat, fall back, pull out, recede, retire, withdraw

Antonyms: advance

Related Words: flee, fly; flinch, recoil, shrink; chicken (out); bow out; back down, backpedal, backtrack, climb down; detach, disengage, disentangle, pull away; abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacate

Near Antonyms: beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave

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