dropout

drop·out  (drpout)

n.

1.

a. One who quits school.

b. One who has withdrawn from a given social group or environment.

2. Computer Science

a. A segment of magnetic tape on which expected information is absent.

b. The failure to read a bit of stored information.

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dropout [ˈdrɒpˌaʊt]

n

1. (Social Science / Education) a student who fails to complete a school or college course

2. (Sociology) a person who rejects conventional society

3. (Team Sports / Rugby) drop-out Rugby a drop kick taken by the defending team to restart play, as after a touchdown

4. (Electronics) drop-out Electronics a momentary loss of signal in a magnetic recording medium as a result of an imperfection in its magnetic coating

vb drop out (intr, adverb; often foll by of)

to abandon or withdraw from (a school, social group, job, etc.)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dropout - someone who quits school before graduation quitter - a person who gives up too easily
	2.	dropout - someone who withdraws from a social group or environment individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action

Translations

dropout [ˈdrɒpaʊt] N

1. (from society) → marginado/a m/f; (from university) estudiante que abandona la universidad antes de graduarse

2. (Rugby) → puntapié m de saque

dropout

n (from society) → Aussteiger(in) m(f) (inf); (pej) → Asoziale(r) mf; (= university dropout) → Studienabbrecher(in) m(f); the dropout rate at universities → die Zahl der Studienabbrecher

dropout [ˈdrɒpaʊt] n

a. (from school, university) → chi ha abbandonato gli studi; (from society) → chi si mette ai margini della società
the school/college dropout rate → la percentuale di abbandono della scuola/università

b. (Rugby) → calcio di rinvio

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dropout [ˈdrɒpaʊt] n

a. (from school, university) → chi ha abbandonato gli studi; (from society) → chi si mette ai margini della società
the school/college dropout rate → la percentuale di abbandono della scuola/università

b. (Rugby) → calcio di rinvio