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Antonyms for drop behind

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drop
Phonetic Transcription : drÉ’p

Definition of drop behind

Origin :
  • 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).
  • As in hang back : verb be reluctant
Example sentences :
  • And if you want to drop behind once in a while and help a lamb out, why, of course you can.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • She tried to drop behind; but the team had an infinite capacity for loitering.
  • Extract from : « Earth's Enigmas » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • He stared at these and prayed for the moment when the sun should drop behind them.
  • Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • The soldiers had not seen him drop behind, but the porters had.
  • Extract from : « The Pools of Silence » by H. de Vere Stacpoole
  • "We had to drop behind a little," said Miss Nugent, raising her voice.
  • Extract from : « At Sunwich Port, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs
  • I never let them drop behind me, for I did not trust their treacherous natures.
  • Extract from : « Romany of the Snows » by Gilbert Parker
  • All of a sudden we saw him drop behind a bush and lie still.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill » by Charles Pierce Burton
  • We agreed that if he looked back, suspicious, I should drop behind.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Heir » by G. A. Henty
  • "Now, drop behind," she said to him, as Edward seated himself by her side.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Fathers » by Harry Stillwell Edwards
  • One is chosen out and is given a nut which he is to drop behind some child.
  • Extract from : « Games for Everybody » by May C. Hofmann

Synonyms for drop behind

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