dropout
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drop·out
(drŏp′out′)n.
1.
a. One who quits school.
b. One who has withdrawn from a given social group or environment.
2.
a. A segment of a recording device, such as a magnetic tape or optical disk, that is damaged or unreadable.
b. The loss of an audio or video signal.
dropout
(ˈdrɒpˌaʊt)n
1. (Education) a student who fails to complete a school or college course
2. (Sociology) a person who rejects conventional society
3. (Rugby) rugby : drop-out a drop kick taken by the defending team to restart play, as after a touchdown
4. (Electronics) electronics : drop-out a momentary loss of signal in a magnetic recording medium as a result of an imperfection in its magnetic coating
vb
to abandon or withdraw from (a school, social group, job, etc)
drop′out`
or drop′-out`,
n.
1. a student who withdraws before completing a course of instruction.
2. one who withdraws from established society.
3. a person who withdraws from a competition, job, task, etc.
[1925–30]
dropout
A person who leaves a school or college without having completed the course of study.
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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
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] na. (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
the school/college dropout rate → la percentuale di abbandono della scuola/università
b. (Rugby) → calcio di rinvio