| VERB | motion | fall back | fall backwards and down |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | fall back, lag, dawdle, fall behind | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | |
| motion | fall back | move back and away from | |
| competition | fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede | retreat | |
| social | fall back, resort, recur | have recourse to | |
| body | fall back, relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress | go back to bad behavior |
| Meaning | fall backwards and down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | lean back, recline | Move the upper body backwards and down |
| Meaning | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | lag, dawdle, fall behind | |
| Narrower | drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | To lag or linger behind |
| Broader | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Spanish | quedarse atrás, retrasarse | |
| Meaning | move back and away from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Narrower | ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off | Flow back or recede |
| Broader | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
| Spanish | alejarse, apartarse | |
| Catalan | allunyar-se, apartar-se, retirar-se, retrocedir | |
| Nouns | fallback | to break off a military action with an enemy / enemy |
| Meaning | retreat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | drop off, fall behind, recede | |
| Broader | regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Opposite | gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground | Obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
| Spanish | abandonar, perder, replegarse, retirarse, retroceder | |
| Meaning | Have recourse to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | resort, recur | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Spanish | recurrir | |
| Catalan | recórrer | |
| Meaning | Go back to bad behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress | |
| Broader | revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back | Go back to a previous state |
| Spanish | reincidir | |
| Catalan | reincidir | |
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