Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop by the wayside

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: drop by the way-side
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Example Sentences

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Synonyms

drop out give up fall by the wayside throw in throw in the towel quit chuck up the sponge

Questions

What does drop by the wayside mean?: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

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