Definitions from Wiktionary (drop back)

▸ verb:  (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.
▸ verb:  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
▸ verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, back.
▸ noun:  (American football) The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.
▸ Also see drop_back


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