Drop-back Definition

dropback
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.
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verb

(American football) Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.

The Tiger quarterback is dropping back to pass.
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Noun

Singular:
drop-back
Plural:
drop-backs

Drop-back Sentence Examples

  • Too weak to push it off, he let his head drop back onto the cushion behind him.

  • She let her head drop back and sighed.

  • Some of the new features include a vision cone to show the field of vision when quarterbacks drop back to pass.

  • Lifts and Drops - Dancers make pronounced hip movements with lifts and drops, such as the drop back and Lebanese lift jump.

  • If at any point you begin to gain weight again, you drop back to the preceding allotment and stay there.

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