drop out in English

noun

1

a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle.

a college dropout

synonyms: nonconformist, hippie, beatnik, Bohemian, free spirit, rebel, oddball, eccentric

2

a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating.

The red line in the graphs represents the amount of latency beyond which audio dropouts are perceptible to humans.

3

a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.

Now the Nader hooks (wheel retention devices) built into suspension fork dropouts are designed to stop the head of the skewer from coming out without being unscrewed a number of turns.

verb

• fall by the wayside, quit, throw in the towel, give up, drop by the wayside, throw in

noun

• quitter, idler, layabout, loafer, deadbeat, delinquent, burnout
• nonconformist, hippie, beatnik, Bohemian, free spirit, rebel, oddball, eccentric

Use "drop out" in a sentence

1. 8 Some drop out is probably inevitable.

2. 9 You want to drop out of school?

3. To reduce the drop-out, absenteeism and failure rates;

4. To reduce the drop-out, absenteeism and failure rates

5. 10 Children drop out of school to find jobs.

6. Unfortunately, I had to drop out in my second year.

7. 17 One third of the city's students drop out before graduation.

8. " What do you do about the drop- out rate in Finland? "

9. I decided best that I should drop out for a while.

10. 2 Early pacemakers often drop out of a race before the finish.

11. Because of the hunger, I was forced to drop out of school.

12. He advised young people to "turn on, tune in, and drop out".

13. 20 The group gets smaller as members move away or drop out.

14. 3 She had to drop out of the race half way through.

15. Categorized as wealthier than Actualthey ly are and tend to drop out

16. 1 Teenagers who drop out of high school have trouble finding jobs.

17. 6 Many students drop out or fail because they're not enjoying the course.

18. There is yet another area from which pressure to drop out may come.

19. Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to drop out of school.

20. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned about the high drop-out rates and absenteeism.

21. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned about the high drop out rates and absenteeism.

22. 27 He advised young people to "turn on, tune in, and drop out".

23. Enrolment at ABICE has increased over the years but drop-out rates remain high.

24. 4 Several members of the team had to drop out at the last minute.

25. 15 But in the second week the children drop out because they are hungry.

26. One of the swimmers got cramp and had to drop out of the race.

27. 19 There's a danger that when people lose their jobs they drop out altogether.

28. 5 The company had to drop out of the deal due to rising costs.

29. C C C drop-out / graduation rates; absentee rates; and progressive or fail grades.

30. 22 I picked it up by the neck and let the folds drop out.

31. 7 He had injured his leg and had to drop out of the race.

32. Declining enrolment and high drop-out, repetition and absenteeism rates in primary and secondary schools;

33. 29 There are great chunks of life, after childhood, which drop out of conscious memory.

34. 12 A drop-out rate of 2% is nothing to brag about, although Fernandez did.

35. Declining enrolment and high drop-out, repetition and absenteeism rates in primary and secondary schools

36. In the absence of repeaters data, 39 percent can be termed as drop out rate.

37. 26 As darkness fell and the booze took its toll, people began to drop out.

38. 21 One of the swimmers got cramp and had to drop out of the race.

39. In some parts of the country, 60 percent of kids drop out of high school.

40. Or they drop out, as did many in Japan's first "lost generation" a decade ago.

41. When Coffeehouses began levying cover charges for performances, beatniks tended to drop out of them too

42. The Arizona primary has made one thing clear: At least one presidential contender must drop out.

43. As these double-edged “knives” chip or drop out, a dental ‘conveyor belt’ nudges replacements forward.

44. 30 The deadline for suing the drug companies came and went - and she had to drop out.

45. “Many times I’ve been tired of school and just wanted to drop out and get a job.

46. According to the government, nearly half – over 80 million children – drop out before completing their elementary education.

47. 16 Then if you drop out, you can go back and pick up where you left off.

48. 19 Encouragingly, the drop - out rate, an important measurement of affordability and educational quality, has also fallen.

49. These problems lead to poor enrolments, absenteeism and high repetition levels and drop-out rates (MOH, 2000).

50. 24 The Arizona primary has made one thing clear: At least one presidential contender must drop out.