drop out

verbs

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"
chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel
antonym
enter
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
"She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"
drop out
verb group
leave school or an educational program prematurely
"Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"
drop out
is a type of (narrower)
withdraw from active participation
"He retired from chess"
retire, withdraw
leave school or an educational program prematurely
"Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"
drop out
is derived from
dropout
verb group
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
"She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"
drop out
is a type of (narrower)
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
"She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
depart, leave, pull up stakes