Definition of
Quit
- (verb, stative) put an end to a state or an activity
- (verb, social) give up or retire from a position
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal - (verb, motion) go away or leave
- (verb, possession) turn away from; give up
- (verb, competition) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
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Synonyms of Quit
cease, chuck up the sponge, depart, discontinue, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, foreswear, give up, lay off, leave office, relinquish, renounce, resign, step down, stop, take leave, throw in, throw in the towel
Alternate forms of Quit
Derivations: quitter
Hyponyms: beat a retreat, break, break camp, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, congee, decamp, disclaim, drop, fall, give up, knock off, leave off, plump out, pull the plug, renounce, resign, retire, shut off, sign off, top out, vacate, walk out of, withdraw
Hypernyms: abandon, depart, give up, go away, go forth, leave, pull up stakes
Origin of the word Quit
- early 13c., "free, clear," from O.Fr. quite "free, clear," from L. quietus "free" (in M.L. "free from war, debts, etc."), also "calm, resting" (see quiet). The verb is first attested c.1300, "to set free, redeem" (usually of a debt or suspicion); sense of "leave" is attested from late 14c.; that of "to leave (a place)" is from c.1600; that of "stop" (doing somethi… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper