# drop out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
2. To opt out of conventional society.
3. To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, out.
5. To give way under someone.
6. To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
7. To dismiss, break up with or abandon (someone).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drop-out