Drop and Fall back

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Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

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Fall back and drop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall back" instead a verb "Drop".

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Fall back verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).

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Drop and fall back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead a verb "Fall back".

Genre Savvy: When threatened, one will instantly drop a Smoke Bomb that mimics its death animation, allowing it to fall back and attack from a safer angle, thus avoiding the Fragile Speedster problem.

Source: Characters / The End Times Vermintide
Frigatebirds and skuas acquire many of their meals by diving full-speed at smaller seabirds to force them to drop their catch, then scooping up the dropped fish before it can fall back into the water.

Source: High-Speed Hijack
You use a Sentry Gun to hold off incoming tanks and light mechs, but eventually things get hairy and you have to fall back to your Drop Ship- where foster has prepped the Star Adder you recently salvaged.

Source: Video Game / Mech Assault

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