drop back
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Synonyms: drops back, drop black, dropback, draw back, loop back, drop kick, drop lock, drew back, drop tank, hop back, drop bar
Antonyms: drops back, drop black, dropback, draw back, loop back, drop kick, drop lock, drew back, drop tank, hop back, drop bar
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Verb
- {{lb|en|American football}} 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.
- 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
- {{&lit|en|drop|back}}
Noun
- {{lb|en|American football}} The act by a player in the [[backfield]] of [[drop back|dropping back]] from the [[line of scrimmage]] after the [[hike]] of the ball.
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