| VERB | competition | fall behind, fall back, drop off, recede | retreat |
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| motion | fall behind, lag, dawdle, fall back | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| Meaning | retreat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fall back, drop off, 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 | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | lag, dawdle, fall back | |
| 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 | |
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