All hang back synonyms

verb hang back

• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• hover — to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
• straggle — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
• trail — to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
• drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
• drop behind — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
• hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.