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dropout Definition

drop·out (dräpo̵ut′)

noun

one who drops out; specif., a person who withdraws from school, esp. high school, before graduating

dropout Synonyms

dropout

n.

failing student, truant, quitter, maverick; see failure 2, hippie, nonconformist, quitter.

dropout Usage Examples

Preposition: among

student: Ralph McNeal has studied the role school plays in creating dropouts among students.

Converse of object

  • reduce: By increasing coaching standards increase participation and reduce dropout of young players.
  • have: This means that if the tape has a dropout as much as a second of footage can be lost forever.
  • eliminate: The CCTV Professional tape works in any VHS recorder, delivering crisp definition and almost eliminating dropouts.
  • forge: There is now new cold forged dropouts that are stiffer and lighter that rear axle we previously spoke about.
  • show: The red line is useful to show slice dropout.
  • do: Reports 6 Workload: conceptualisation, empirical investigation, obscurity and action 11 Does excessive workload cause dropout?

Adjective modifier

  • replaceable: Due note to the replaceable dropout which is a must, why doesn't every manufacturer supply these?
  • rear: Now, machine a bottle opener into one of the beefy rear dropouts, and you're looking at a rear winner, baby!
  • high: Only a high school dropout would assume these details to be an error on Tea's part.
  • horizontal: And one with my friends 1992 Kona which has been given horizontal dropouts.
  • few: People seem to commit to a phone call and so few dropout once calls have been arranged.
  • new: Tune in and be turned on by the new one-piece dropout.

Modifies a noun

rate: In the first quartile - students with minor problems - the dropout rate is highest among students in special classes.

Noun used with modifier

  • college: Napster was created by Shawn Fanning, a 19 year old college dropout with no formal computer training.
  • school: Only a high school dropout would assume these details to be an error on Tea's part.
  • student: Leaving Early: a response to working-class student dropout from university.
  • %: Assuming 15 % dropout, we planned to recruit 64 subjects to each group.
  • signal: Everyone will enjoy consistently high-speed connections, everywhere in your house - no signal dropouts or wireless dead spots.
  • staff: The staff dropout rate is minimal at about 2 % .

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