| VERB | motion | drop back | take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football |
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| motion | drop back, drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind | to lag or linger behind |
| Meaning | Take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Meaning | To lag or linger behind. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind | |
| Broader | lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| Spanish | rezagarse | |
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