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Word: Dropout
Speech Type: Noun
ˈdrɒpaʊt
a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle
Short Definition:person who has abandoned study or rejected society
Examples:- a college dropout
the restarting of play with a drop kick.
Short Definition:restarting of play with drop kick
a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating.
Short Definition:momentary loss of signal or data
a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork or stay on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
Short Definition:slot on bicycle
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