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Meaning of 'quit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quit [ a.]
- To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.
- To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to requite; to repay.
- To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
- To carry through; to go through to the end.
- To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting.
2 . Quit [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Quit
3 . Quit [ n.]
- Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.
4 . Quit [ v.]
- Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.
5 . Quit [ v. i.]
- To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

Meaning of 'quit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- go away or leave
Example in sentence:
  • He absented himself
Meaning (2):
- turn away from; give up
Example in sentence:
  • I am foreswearing women forever
Meaning (3):
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
Example in sentence:
  • In the second round, the challenger gave up
Meaning (4):
- put an end to a state or an activity
Example in sentence:
  • Quit teasing your little brother
Meaning (5):
- give up or retire from a position
Example in sentence:
  • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal;
  • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month

Nearby Words:

qui vive quib quibble quibbled quibbler quibbling quibblingly quica quice quich

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