 quit |
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| 1. | [ verb ] put an end to a state or an activity | |
| Synonyms: | stop cease discontinue lay_off give_up | |
| Examples: | "Quit teasing your little brother" |
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| Related terms: | continue retire drop leave_off shut_off call_it_a_day pull_the_plug sign_off cheese break stop stop discontinuance cease cessation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] go away or leave | |
| Synonyms: | take_leave depart | |
| Related terms: | stay leave walk_out_of decamp plump_out congee peel_of beat_a_retreat loss | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give up or retire from a position | |
| Synonyms: | step_down resign leave_office | |
| Examples: | "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month" "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" |
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| Related terms: | take_office leave retire vacate fall top_out resignation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] turn away from; give up | |
| Synonyms: | renounce relinquish foreswear | |
| Examples: | "I am foreswearing women forever" |
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| Related terms: | abandon disclaim relinquishment | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `of') released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty) | |
| Synonyms: | rid | |
| Examples: | "quit of all further responsibility for their safety" "well rid of him" |
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| Related terms: | free | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat | |
| Synonyms: | give_up drop_out throw_in throw_in_the_towel fall_by_the_wayside drop_by_the_wayside chuck_up_the_sponge leave | |
| Examples: | "In the second round, the challenger gave up" |
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| Related terms: | enter quitter | |
| Similar spelling: |
quoit Quito quite quat quite_a quote quota quiet Quaid quid quad |
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