quit

/kwɪt/

/kwɪt/

Other forms: quitted; quitting; quits

To quit means to stop doing something. You might quit a lousy job or quit eating dessert.

The verb quit can also mean to leave a place or depart from a location. This meaning isn't used as frequently in conversation now as it used to be, but you can still use it to mean leaving somewhere. For example, if you choose to move from sunny California to Maine because you think you'll like the seasons better, you could say you plan to quit California for a colder climate.

Definitions of quit

1. verb

   put an end to a state or an activity
   “Quit teasing your little brother”

   synonyms: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, stop

   types:

   drop, knock off

   stop pursuing or acting

   leave off

   stop using

   sign off

   cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations

   retire, withdraw

   withdraw from active participation

   pull the plug

   prevent from happening or continuing

   close off, shut off

   stem the flow of

   cheese

   used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)

   call it a day, call it quits

   stop doing what one is doing

   break

   give up

   nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi

   drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

   drop out

   withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
2. verb

   give up or retire from a position
   synonyms: leave office, resign, step down

   types:

   give up, renounce, resign, vacate

   leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

   retire

   go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

   top out

   give up one's career just as one becomes very successful

   fall

   lose office or power

   superannuate

   retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity

   abdicate, renounce

   give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

   bow out, withdraw

   retire gracefully

   type of:

   depart, leave, pull up stakes

   remove oneself from an association with or participation in
3. verb

   give up or quit in the face of defeat
   synonyms: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, throw in, throw in the towel
4. verb

   turn away from; give up
   synonyms: foreswear, forsake, relinquish, renounce

   types:

   disclaim

   renounce a legal claim or title to

   type of:

   abandon, give up

   give up with the intent of never claiming again
5. verb

   go away or leave
   synonyms: depart, take leave

   types:

   walk out of

   leave, usually as an expression of disapproval

   congee

   depart after obtaining formal permission

   beat a retreat

   depart hastily

   plump out

   depart suddenly

   break camp, decamp

   leave a camp

   type of:

   go away, go forth, leave

   go away from a place