I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: drop out
1. : a dropkick in rugby football made from within a defending player's 25-yard line after the ball has crossed a touch-in-goal line or has been touched down
2.
a. : one who drops out before achieving his goal (as from school or a program of training)
b. : the act or an instance of dropping out
3.
a. : a halftone having a dropped-out area ; also : a print made from it — called also highlight halftone
b. : the dropped-out area of a dropout
II. noun
1. : one who drops out of conventional society
2. : a spot on a magnetic tape or disk from which information has disappeared