DROP OUT (OF) Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

drop out (of)

verb

Definition of drop out (of)

as in to throw up

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throw up

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Vinny remembers throwing up on the steps of Old Trafford before a match against Dundee, in 1984.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
More often than not, space throws up more challenges than early movers expect.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

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drop out (of)

drop out of sight

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