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单词 drops 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

drops back

verb

present tense third-person singular of drop back
as in withdraws
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

Relevance
  • withdraws
  • retreats
  • falls back
  • backs away
  • pulls out
  • gives way
  • retires
  • loses ground
  • gives ground
  • recedes
  • flees
  • evacuates
  • bows out
  • flies
  • backs down
  • climbs down
  • pulls away
  • leaves
  • shrinks
  • flinches
  • recoils
  • goes
  • detaches
  • departs
  • backtracks
  • backpedals
  • chickens (out)
  • abandons
  • disengages
  • disentangles
  • vacates
  • quits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • advances
  • breasts
  • faces
  • confronts
  • dares
  • brazens
  • outbraves
  • defies
  • braves
  • beards
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