to drop out (of school)
1drop out of school — quit school or a course of some kind She dropped out of the class after three months …
2drop out — 1. in. to withdraw from a conventional lifestyle. □ Sometimes I just want to drop out and raise pigs or something. □ Ted dropped out and bought a farm. 2. in. to quit school or some organization. □ I dropped out before I got promoted …
3drop out — quit, stop attending I have decided not to drop out of school. I m going to continue …
4drop-out — drop outs also dropout 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a drop out, you disapprove of the fact that they have rejected the accepted ways of society, for example by not having a regular job. 2) N COUNT A drop out is someone who… …
5drop|out — or drop out «DROP OWT», noun. 1. a student who leaves a school or college before completing a course of study or before the end of a term: »California has the most college graduates…Wisconsin the fewest dropouts (Time). 2. a person who withdraws… …
6drop|out|ism — «DROP OWT ihz uhm», noun. the practice of dropping out; tendency to become a dropout: »emotional problems proved to be the most…predominant cause of both school difficulties and “dropoutism” (Frances A. Mullen) …
7drop out of something — drop out (of (something)) to stop doing something. He dropped out of school when he was 16. She dropped out the night before the race, saying she had an injury …
8drop out of — drop out (of (something)) to stop doing something. He dropped out of school when he was 16. She dropped out the night before the race, saying she had an injury …
9drop out — (of (something)) to stop doing something. He dropped out of school when he was 16. She dropped out the night before the race, saying she had an injury …
10drop out — verb 1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat (Freq. 2) In the second round, the challenger gave up • Syn: ↑give up, ↑fall by the wayside, ↑drop by the wayside, ↑throw in, ↑throw in the towel, ↑ …
