Drop out

verb

Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.verbTo leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.

"Nothing went well in high school, so he dropped out."

2.verbTo opt out of conventional society.

3.verb(of sound, electronic signal, etc.) To be lost or momentarily interrupted.

"I can't make phone calls because the line keeps dropping out."

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