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DROP OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
Example:
In the second round, the challenger gave up
Synonyms:
chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in; throw in the towel
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Sentence frames:
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Antonym:
enter (become a participant; be involved in)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Leave school or an educational program prematurely
Example:
Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "drop out" is one way to...):
depart; leave; pull up stakes (remove oneself from an association with or participation in)
Verb group:
drop out (withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values)
Sentence frame:
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Derivation:
dropout (someone who quits school before graduation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
Example:
She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "drop out" is one way to...):
retire; withdraw (withdraw from active participation)
Verb group:
drop out (leave school or an educational program prematurely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
