fall back
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(verb) retreat |
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Synonyms: drop off, fall behind, lose, recede |
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Related Words: regress, retrograde, retrogress |
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Antonyms: gain |
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(verb) fall backwards and down |
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Related Words: lean back, recline |
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(verb) have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" |
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Synonyms: recur, resort |
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Related Words: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize |
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(verb) move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" |
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Synonyms: recede, retire |
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Related Words: draw back, ebb, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, retreat, retrograde, withdraw |
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(verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
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Synonyms: dawdle, fall behind, lag |
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Related Words: drag, drop behind, follow, get behind, hang back, trail |
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(verb) go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
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Synonyms: lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress |
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