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• stop-out
  stop-out

  noun

  a temporary withdrawal from school or a delay in the pursuit of one's education.
• stop out
  stop out

  verb

  (tr, adverb) to cover (part of the area) of a piece of cloth, printing plate, etc, to prevent it from being dyed, etched, etc

stop-out

American  

[stop-out] / ˈstɒpˌaʊt /

Or stopout

noun

1. a temporary withdrawal from school or a delay in the pursuit of one's education.

2. a student who withdraws from school temporarily.

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stop out British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to cover (part of the area) of a piece of cloth, printing plate, etc, to prevent it from being dyed, etched, etc

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Etymology

Origin of stop-out

First recorded in 1970–75; stop + (drop)out

Example Sentences

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It will review the controversy over genetic differences, especially as they affect IQs, discuss the revival of interest in vocational training and examine the continuing "stop-out" phenomenon among college students.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stop-out rate at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania has ranged between 43% and 56% in recent years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Keith V. Abramson Hartford, Conn. A detour via the business world resulted in a 38-year stop-out for me.

From Time Magazine Archive

Further, where the edge of applied stop-out varnish crosses a single line, the change in depth of acid biting at that point is readily visible.

From Rembrandt's Etching Technique: An Example by Morse, Peter

SPX would have had to close on Thursday above 7,600 to stop out that sell signal.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The port city is close to India and the "first stop out of the Middle East on the way to Singapore and China", Stanley said.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

When the school district learned what he was doing in 2015, it asked him to stop out of concerns of a possible lawsuit over students’ religious freedom rights.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

“It takes more than the length of a football field to stop out here.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022

“Oh no, child! It is not likely; and now it is time for you to come in; you’ll catch the fever if you stop out when the dew is falling.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë