DROPOUT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dropout

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdrɒpaʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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
Definition:

the restarting of play with a drop kick.

Short Definition:

restarting of play with drop kick

Definition:

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

Definition:

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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