Wiktionary
n. (context American football English) The act by a player in the backfield of drop back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball. vb. (context American football English) 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.
WordNet
v. take position in the rear, especially of a military formation or team sporting event, "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
Usage examples of "drop back".
If another candidate is selected, itis all right for you to drop back to the status of a precinct worker, there to do honest work but considerably less of it, if, in your opinion, the candidate is not electable or not completely satisfactory to you.
We can't outrun them, and the minute we drop back into rational space they'll match and board.
To double check drop back to your DOS prompt and type this: dir *.
So he was content, when he had overthrown and slashed wide the throat of one of their dogs, to drop back and let the pack go in and do the cruel finishing work.
It was a vast relief to feel his weight drop back where it ought to be, and an even vaster one to dump his helmet and scratch his nose at last.
Stay low except when you must cross the ridges, then look for it quickly and drop back down.
He would climb halfway up the fence, then hesitate and drop back to the ground.
Unlike her, the Peeps could still pop up into the epsilon or zeta bands, overfly her easily, then drop back down into the deltas right on top of her.
In the taxi she had time, through their light rattle of talk, to readjust herself and drop back into her usual feeling of friendly ease with him.
As he started to drop back onto the smoking ground he was hit by the next blast from the approaching Posleen.
He drew the letter out of his pocket a little, then let it drop back down.
Before he can drop back into his demi-coma, he continues the motion and reaches down for his laptop.
Ethan explained, clearly and forcefully, the difference between minimum and optimum, and oversaw the filter changes and the subsequent drop back to a more reasonable 45% saturation.