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.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, back.
To move to a lower (or slower) position in a race or competition; to slow down so as to meet up with someone behind oneself
The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.
An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.
To become greater than something else
To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away
To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).