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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-aut] / 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

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Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 Peter Morse

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

If this recommendation is established, stop out if SPX closes back below 6,800.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

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

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