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   Quit

   /kwit/

   

   verb

   • 1. leave (a place), usually permanently: "he was ordered to quit the cabin immediately" Similar leavego away fromdepart fromvacateevacuatemove out ofexit fromwithdraw fromabandondesertOpposite arrive atoccupy
   • ▪ resign from (a job): informal "she quit her job in a pizza restaurant" Similar resign (from)leavehand in one's noticegive noticestand down (from)give upbow outrelinquishdepart fromvacatewalk out (on)retire (from)abdicateinformal:chuckpack inOpposite take up
   • ▪ stop or discontinue (an action or activity): informal North American "quit moaning!" Similar give upstopfinishceasediscontinuenot continuedropleave offbreak offabandonabstain fromrenouncedesist (from)refrain (from)eschewforbear fromavoidforgodo withoutcall it a dayinformal:pack (it) inOpposite startcontinue
   • 2. behave in a specified way: archaic "quit yourselves like men, and fight"

   adjective

   • 1. rid of: "I want to be quit of him"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘set free’): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus, past participle of quiescere ‘be still’, from quies ‘quiet’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   Synonyms for QUIT: leave, retire (from), abandon, resign (from), give notice, chuck, vacate, step down (from); Antonyms of QUIT: stay (at), hire (out or on), continue, keep, maintain, go, carry on, keep up.

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   Synonyms and examples. stop. Stop pulling your brother's hair this instant! halt. We halted the assembly line to check the equipment. discontinue. formal. The lab has discontinued this line of research due to ethical concerns. cease.

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   Synonyms for QUITS: leaves, abandons, resigns (from), retires (from), gives notice, vacates, bags, steps down (from); Antonyms of QUITS: stays (at), hires (out or on), continues, keeps, maintains, goes, persists, carries on.

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