drop out
phrasal verbdrop out (of something)
- to no longer take part in or be part of something
- He has dropped out of active politics.
- a word that has dropped out of the language
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- to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies
- to drop out of school/college
- She started a degree but dropped out after only a year.
- to reject the ideas and ways of behaving that are accepted by the rest of society related noun dropout (2)