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    DROP BEHIND

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    To lag or linger behindplay

    Example:

    But in so many other areas we still are dragging

    Synonyms:

    drag; drop back; drop behind; get behind; hang back; trail

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "drop behind" is one way to...):

    dawdle; fall back; fall behind; lag (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP

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