Quit meaning

What does “quit” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“quit” is a verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: put an end to a state or an activity.

quit

put an end to a state or an activity
“Quit teasing your little brother”
Synonymsdiscontinue stop cease give up lay off
give up or retire from a position
“The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month”
“The chairman resigned over the financial scandal”
Synonymsleave office step down resign
go away or leave
Synonymsdepart take leave
turn away from; give up
“I am foreswearing women forever”
Synonymsforeswear renounce relinquish
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
“In the second round, the challenger gave up”
Synonymsdrop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in throw in the towel chuck up the sponge

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University