| VERB | competition | drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge | give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope |
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| social | drop out | withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values | |
| social | drop out | leave school or an educational program prematurely |
| Meaning | Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge | |
| Opposite | enter, participate | Become a participant |
| Spanish | abandonar, arrojar la toalla, dejar, desistir, rendirse, retirarse, tirar la toalla | |
| Catalan | abandonar, deixar, desistir, llençar la tovallola, rendir-se, retirar-se | |
| Meaning | Withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | retire, withdraw | Withdraw from active participation |
| Similar to | drop out | Leave school or an educational program prematurely |
| Meaning | Leave school or an educational program prematurely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program" | |
| Broader | leave, depart, pull up stakes | Remove oneself from an association with or participation in |
| Similar to | drop out | Withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values |
| Spanish | dejar colgado | |
| Nouns | dropout | someone who quits school before graduation |
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