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HANG BACK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To lag or linger behind

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 "hang back" 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

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