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DROP BEHIND
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
But in so many other areas we still are dragging
Synonyms:
drag; drop back; drop behind; get behind; hang back; trail
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "drop behind" is one way to...):
dawdle; fall back; fall behind; lag (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP