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Drop back
Meaning
Verb
●
In Football (American):
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
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see
drop
, back.
Noun
●
In Football (American):
The
act
by a
player
in the
backfield
of
dropping back
from the
line of scrimmage
after the
hike
of the ball.
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