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hang back
werkwoord
1 hang back
To lag or linger behind.
synoniemen: drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, trail.
Roget 623:
abstain,
refrain,
spare,
not attempt;
not do
etc.
681;
maintain the even tenor of one's way.
eschew,
keep from,
let alone,
have nothing to do with;
keep aloof keep off,
stand aloof,
stand off,
hold aloof,
hold off;
take no part in,
have no hand in.
avoid,
shun;
steer clear of,
keep clear of;
fight shy of;
keep one's distance,
keep at a respectful distance;
keep out of the way,
get out of the way;
evade,
elude,
turn away from;
set one's face against
etc.
(oppose)
708;
deny oneself.
shrink back;
hang back,
hold back,
draw back;
recoil
etc.
277;
retire
etc.
(recede)
287;
flinch,
blink,
blench,
shy,
shirk,
dodge,
parry,
make way for,
give place to.
beat a retreat;
turn tail,
turn one's back;
take to one's heels;
runaway,
run for one's life;
cut and run;
be off like a shot;
fly,
flee;
fly away,
flee away,
run away from;
take flight,
take to flight;
desert,
elope;
make off,
scamper off,
sneak off,
shuffle off,
sheer off;
break away,
tear oneself away,
slip away,
slink away,
steel away,
make away from,
scamper away from,
sneak away from,
shuffle away from,
sheer away from;
slip cable,
part company,
turn one's heel;
sneak out of,
play truant,
give one the go by,
give leg bail,
take French leave,
slope,
decamp,
flit,
bolt,
abscond,
levant,
skedaddle,
absquatulat [U.S.],
cut one's stick,
walk one's chalks,
show a light pair of heels,
make oneself scarce;
escape
etc.
671;
go away
etc.
(depart)
293;
abandon
etc.
624;
reject
etc.
610.
lead one a dance,
lead one a pretty dance;
throw off the scent,
play at hide and seek.
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Roget 683:
be inactive
etc.
adj.;
do nothing
etc.
681;
move slowly
etc.
275;
let the grass grow under one's feet;
take one's time,
dawdle,
drawl,
droil†,
lag,
hang back,
slouch;
loll,
lollop†;
lounge,
poke,
loaf,
loiter;
go to sleep over;
sleep at one's post,
ne battre que d'une aile [Fr.].
take it easy,
take things as they come;
lead an easy life,
vegetate,
swim with the stream,
eat the bread of idleness;
loll in the lap of luxury,
loll in the lap of indolence;
waste time,
consume time,
kill time,
lose time;
burn daylight,
waste the precious hours.
idle away time,
trifle away time,
fritter away time,
fool away time;
spend time in,
take time in;
peddle,
piddle;
potter,
pudder†,
dabble,
faddle fribble†,
fiddle-faddle;
dally,
dilly-dally.
sleep,
slumber,
be asleep;
hibernate;
oversleep;
sleep like a top,
sleep like a log,
sleep like a dormouse;
sleep soundly,
heavily;
doze,
drowze†,
snooze,
nap;
take a nap
etc.
n.;
dream;
snore one's best;
settle to sleep,
go to sleep,
go off to sleep;
doze off,
drop off;
fall asleep;
drop asleep;
close the eyes,
seal up the eyes,
seal up eyelids;
weigh down the eyelids;
get sleep,
nod,
yawn;
go to bed,
turn;
get some z's,
stack z's [Coll.].
languish,
expend itself,
flag,
hang fire;
relax.
render idle
etc.
adj.;
sluggardize†;
mitigate
etc.
174.
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