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move vs drop back

drop back vs move

move is a noun but drop back is not a noun.

move and drop back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
drop back No No Yes No
As verbs, drop back is a hyponym of move; that is, drop back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • drop back: take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, click, flick, snap, bend, flex, propagate, spread, reach, reach out, potter, potter around, putter, putter around, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, hit the deck, hit the dirt, gravitate, fly, ease up, give, give way, move over, yield, cut to, lurch, pitch, shift, jar, jolt, duck, bob, wallow, welter, squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, coggle, wobble, sashay, sidle, sidle, sail, sweep, brush, sweep, waggle, wamble, chop, reciprocate, move back and forth, nod, beat, pulsate, quiver, beat, pound, thump, seesaw, teeter, totter, buck, hitch, jerk, cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt, careen, shift, tilt, wobble, boil, churn, moil, roil, slip, steal, agitate, shake, vibrate, jerk, twitch, flip, twitch, click, snap, agitate, budge, shift, stir, arouse, stir, dance, stumble, trip, falter, waver, flap, roll, undulate, wave, mill, mill about, mill around, turn, jump, start, startle, mope, mope around, bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up, climb, strike out, bound, jump, leap, spring, bolt, get down, assume, strike, take, take up, seesaw, exit, get out, go out, leave, part, separate, split, diverge, lean, list, tumble, whirl, whirl around, close, come together, bustle, bustle about, hustle, fidget, dawdle, linger, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince, hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust, swoop, flow, flux, course, feed, flow, run, flurry, streak, heave, crash, thunder, snap, beat, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, jump off, leap, slip.
move (noun) drop back (noun)
the act of deciding to do something
the act of changing your residence or place of business
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
move (verb) drop back (verb)
be in a state of action take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
go or proceed from one point to another to lag or linger behind
progress by being changed
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
have a turn; make one's move in a game
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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