Verb: quit (quitted,quitting) kwit
- Put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother";
- discontinue, stop, cease, give up, lay off, break, break off, surcease [archaic]
- Go away or leave
"He took leave of his friends before quitting";
- depart, take leave
- Turn away from; give up
"I am quitting women forever";
- foreswear, renounce, relinquish
- Give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will quit next month";
- leave office, step down, resign
- Stop trying or participating; admit defeat
"After three failed attempts, he quit trying to climb the mountain";
- drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel [informal], chuck up the sponge [US, non-standard]
- (computing) to exit a program or application
"Remember to quit the browser before shutting down"
Derived forms: quitting, quitted, quits
Type of: abandon, depart, end, give up, go away, go forth, leave, off [informal], pull up stakes, terminate
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