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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football;
- Example: "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"

2. to lag or linger behind;
- Example: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
[syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

drop back
    v 1: take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in
         the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped
         back behind his teammate"
    2: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still
       are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang
       back, drop behind, drop back]