hang+back
101hang up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cease speaking, replace the receiver, finish a telephone call, ring off, hang up the phone, put off, buzz off*. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: delay, detain, hold up …
102hang up — 1) place on a hook, peg or hangar Everyone was forced to hang up their jackets before they entered the room. 2) place a telephone receiver back on the telephone and break the connection After he hung up the telephone he left to go to work …
103Hang loose! — American, old fashioned something that you say in order to tell someone to stay calm and relaxed. Hang loose, guys! The rest of us will be there to back you up …
104ˌhang ˈup — phrasal verb to put the telephone down at the end of a conversation Greg hung up and sat back in his chair.[/ex] ‘Get lost! she shouted, and hung up on me.[/ex] …
105pull back — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, abrupt, alienate, avoid, back down, back out, backslide, balance, beat a retreat, beat around, beg the question, blench, blink, boggle, cast off, cast out, cock, cringe, cut adrift, cut off, cut out,… …
106fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( …
107fall back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back, back down, back out, back up, backslide, beat a retreat, blench, blink, come after, come last, cringe, degenerate, deteriorate, disengage, disimprove, dodge, draw back, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall,… …
108draw back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back down, back out, beat a retreat, blench, blink, cringe, discount, disengage, dodge, draw in, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall back, flinch, funk, give ground, give place, go back, hang back, jib, knock off …
109drop back — verb 1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football (Freq. 1) The defender dropped back behind his teammate • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. to lag or linger behind …
110drop back/behind — FALL BACK/BEHIND, get left behind, lag behind; straggle, linger, dawdle, dally, hang back, loiter, bring/take up the rear; informal dilly dally. → drop * * * fall back or get left behind the colt was struggling to stay with the …
