drop out

1. Withdraw from participation in a group such as a school, club, or game; also, withdraw from society owing to disillusionment. For example, He couldn't afford the membership dues and had to drop out, or She planned to drop out from college for a year. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

He also recorded the first “DNF” of his marathon career at the Paris Olympics, dropping out right after the steepest incline on the course.

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The 71-year-old Republican has defied calls to drop out of the race from critics who fear he could siphon votes from Cuomo.

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For example, the US passport has dropped out of the top 10 and now occupies the 12th position - a historic low - because of its increasingly insular stance in world politics, the report says.

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She studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston before dropping out and heading to Nashville, where she started making her name as a singer-songwriter operating at the intersection of country and pop.

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Wales will hope the return of star wing Louis Rees-Zammit will help avoid four defeats and a danger of dropping out of the top 12 sides in the world.

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Related Words

• abandon 
• back out 
• cease 
• give up 
• quit 
• withdraw