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Definition of Drop out

1. Verb. Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat. "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

2. Verb. Withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values. "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"

3. Verb. Leave school or an educational program prematurely. "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

Definition of Drop out

1. Verb. (&lit drop out) ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) Prematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop Out

drop in the bucket drop in the ocean drop ins drop keel drop kerb drop kick drop kicks drop letter drop light drop like flies

drop line drop off drop off the radar drop open drop out (current term) drop press drop punt drop punts drop round drop scone

drop ship drop shipped drop shipping drop ships drop shot drop shots drop the ball drop the gloves

Literary usage of Drop out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Improving Compliance With Alcoholism Treatment edited by Kathleen Carroll (2000)
"keep less than 85% of scheduled appointments 25% don't start, 20% drop out at 6 months 19% drop out after 2 sessions 18% don't start, 31% drop out by 3 ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1872)
"The wire serves as a means of communication, and preventive of swallowing the tent, should it chance to become disengaged and drop out. ..."

3. Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities edited by Andrea Kopstein (1998)
"This same pattern exists for African American and Hispanic youth; 13.0 percent of all African American youth drop out of school, but 21.9 percent of African ..."

4. Bulgaria by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2004)
"Official figures about drop-out are around 6-7% of the total school ... Inevitably, their attainment is seriously affected.19 In addition, the way drop-out ..."

5. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa: As Medical Officer of the Emin by Thomas Heazle Parke (1891)
"... few of the Pasha's people drop out of the caravan through sickness—The detestable "yellow-bellies"—Our progress obstructed by a large papyrus quagmire ..."

6. A Practical German Grammar by Calvin Thomas (1895)
"... so much so that the Grimm Dictionary merely says the article may drop out in such cases. 232. Repetition of the Article. If the article is used before ..."

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