drop back

Meaning

Verb

1. Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
2. To move to a lower (or slower) position in a race or competition; to slow down so as to meet up with someone behind oneself
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, back.

Noun

The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.

Synonyms

drop behind

get behind

hang back

fall back

trail

drag

lag behind

step aside

drag behind

walk back

allow

be benind

budge

climb down

fall behind

recede

regress

retreat

Translations

concedir

erlauben

konzedieren

ξεμένω πίσω

entraîner

prendre du retard

rester en arrière

suivre

traîner

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