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pull up stakes vs drop out

drop out vs pull up stakes

pull up stakes and drop out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pull up stakes No No Yes No
drop out No No Yes No
As verbs, drop out is a hyponym of pull up stakes; that is, drop out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pull up stakes:
  • pull up stakes: remove oneself from an association with or participation in
  • drop out: leave school or an educational program prematurely
Other hyponyms of pull up stakes include leave office, quit, resign, step down.
pull up stakes (verb) drop out (verb)
remove oneself from an association with or participation in give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
leave school or an educational program prematurely
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
Difference between pull up stakes and drop out

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