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Pronunciation varies by accent · 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..
With his ankle injury his drop-back is not pretty.
Use drop-back when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Drop-back means (American football) The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
With his ankle injury his drop-back is not pretty.
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