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losing groundphrasepresent participle of lose ground to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team. backing away, dropping back, falling back, pulling out, receding, retiring, retreating, withdrawing fleeing, flyingflinching, recoiling, shrinkingchickening (out)bowing outbacking down, backpedaling, backtracking, climbing downdetaching, disengaging, disentangling, pulling awayabandoning, departing, evacuating, going, leaving, quitting, vacating giving ground, giving way advancing bearding, braving, brazening, breasting, confronting, daring, defying, facing, outbraving |