quit
quit /ˈkwɪt/
verb
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(
)
Put an end to a state or an activity
(
give up
, lay off
, discontinue
, quit
, cease
, stop
)
put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother
Quit teasing your little brother
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(
)
Go away or leave
(
depart
, quit
, take leave
)
go away or leave
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(
)
Give up or retire from a position
(
leave office
, resign
, quit
, step down
)
give up or retire from a position
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
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Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
(
chuck up the sponge
, drop by the wayside
, fall by the wayside
, quit
, drop out
, give up
, throw in
, throw in the towel
)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In the second round, the challenger gave up
In the second round, the challenger gave up
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Turn away from; give up
(
foreswear
, quit
, relinquish
, renounce
)
turn away from; give up
I am foreswearing women forever
I am foreswearing women forever