drop behind

as inhang back

Synonyms for drop behind

verb be reluctant

Antonyms for drop behind

forge ahead

Word Origin & History

Old English dropa "a drop of liquid," from Proto-Germanic *drupon (cf. Old Saxon dropo, Old Norse dropi, Dutch drop, Old High German tropfo, German Tropfen (n.)), from PIE *dhreu-.

Meaning "an act of dropping" is from 1630s; of immaterial things (prices, temperatures, etc.) from mid-19c. Meaning "lozenge, hard candy" is 1723. Meaning "secret place where things can be left illicitly and picked up later" is from 1931.

Drop in the bucket (late 14c.) is from Isa. ix:15 [KJV]. At the drop of a hat "suddenly" is from 1854; drop-in "casual visit" is 1819; drop-kick is 1857. To get the drop on someone originally was Old West gunslinger slang (1869).

Example Sentences for drop behind

And if you want to drop behind once in a while and help a lamb out, why, of course you can.

She tried to drop behind; but the team had an infinite capacity for loitering.

He stared at these and prayed for the moment when the sun should drop behind them.

The soldiers had not seen him drop behind, but the porters had.

"We had to drop behind a little," said Miss Nugent, raising her voice.

I never let them drop behind me, for I did not trust their treacherous natures.

All of a sudden we saw him drop behind a bush and lie still.

We agreed that if he looked back, suspicious, I should drop behind.

"Now, drop behind," she said to him, as Edward seated himself by her side.

One is chosen out and is given a nut which he is to drop behind some child.

drop behind

Synonyms for drop behind

Antonyms for drop behind

More words related to drop behind

hang back