drop out
— phrasal verb with drop uk/drɒp/us/drɑːp/verb -pp-
to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished:
He dropped out of the race after two laps.
If a student drops out, they stop going to classes before they have finished their course.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- pensionable
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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