- stop out
- intransitive verb Etymology: after drop out Date: 1971 to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university • stop-out noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stop out
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stop out — I. transitive verb 1. : to cover part of (a printing surface) with something that does not print or that prevents printing: as a. : to cover (areas on a negative being prepared for photoengraving) with an opaque substance to prevent light action; … Useful english dictionary
Stop Out — Infobox Football club clubname = Stop Out | fullname = Stop Out Sports Club founded = 1922, as Moera Stop Out ground = Hutt Park, Lower Hutt league = Central Premier League pattern la1=|pattern b1=|pattern ra1=… … Wikipedia
stop-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: stop out, verb (herein) : a person who stops out of a college or university * * * /stop owt /, n. 1. a temporary withdrawal from school or a delay in the pursuit of one s education. 2. a student who withdraws from … Useful english dictionary
stop out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stop out : present tense I/you/we/they stop out he/she/it stops out present participle stopping out past tense stopped out past participle stopped out British informal to not come home at night … English dictionary
stop-out — noun see stop out … New Collegiate Dictionary
stop out Brit. — stop out Brit. informal stay out later than expected. → stop … English new terms dictionary
stop-out — /stop owt /, n. 1. a temporary withdrawal from school or a delay in the pursuit of one s education. 2. a student who withdraws from school temporarily. Also, stopout. [1970 75; STOP + (DROP)OUT] * * * … Universalium
stop-out — noun Brit. informal a person who stays out late at night … English new terms dictionary
stop-out price — The lowest auction price at which Treasury bills are sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
stop — or [stäp] vt. stopped, stopping [ME stoppen < OE stoppian (in comp.) < WGmc stoppōn < VL * stuppare, to stop up, stuff < L stuppa < Gr styppē, tow < IE * stewe , to thicken, contract > Gr styphein, to contract, Sans stuka,… … English World dictionary
