drop out

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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,
quit, chuck up the sponge
• Ant:
enter
• Derivationally related forms:
quitter (for: quit)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: quit)
- Somebody ----s something (for: give up)
2. 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
• Hypernyms:
retire, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. leave school or an educational program prematurely
- Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program
• Derivationally related forms:
dropout
• Hypernyms:
leave, depart, pull up stakes
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s