vverb.competitiongive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeatSynset:chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside fall by the wayside give up quit throw in throw in the towel
Examples:- In the second round, the challenger gave up
Antonyms:enter
Derivationally Related Form:quitter
Inherited Hypernyms:drop out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: quit, give up)
vverb.socialwithdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional valuesExamples:- She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California
Hypernyms:retire withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:drop outretirediscontinue
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.socialleave school or an educational program prematurelyExamples:- Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program
Derivationally Related Form:dropout
Hypernyms:depart leave pull up stakes
Inherited Hypernyms:drop outleavechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s