dropout

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course

   The politicians of the world are mere political university dropouts.

2. 2
   noun

   One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.

   The pastures are filled with gay political drop-outs, persons of reasonable intent who found the scene personally destructive.

3. 3
   noun

   someone who quits school before graduation

4. 4
   noun

   someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

5. 5
   noun

   Someone who has opted out of conventional society.

6. 6
   noun

   The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.

7. 7
   noun

   A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.

8. 8
   noun

   Momentary loss of an electronic signal.

Etymology

Deverbal from drop out.