quit

[Quit]

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

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Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

Verb
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Verb
go away or leave

Verb
turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

Verb
give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

Verb
put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

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n.
Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

v.
Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.

imp. & p. p.
of Quit

a.
To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

a.
To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.

a.
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.

a.
To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.

a.
To carry through; to go through to the end.

a.
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.

v. i.
To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.


Quit

Quit , n. (Zo'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

Quit

Quit , a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See Quit, v., Quirt.] Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted. Chaucer.
The owner of the ox shall be quit.
&hand; This word is sometimes used in the form quits, colloquially; as, to be quits with one, that is, to have made mutual satisfaction of demands with him; to be even with him; hence, as an exclamation: Quits! we are even, or on equal terms. "To cry quits with the commons in their complaints." Fuller.

Quit

Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quit or Quitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quitting.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See Quiet, a., and cf. Quit, a., Quite, Acquit, Requite.] 1. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. [R.]
To quit you of this fear, you have already looked Death in the face; what have you found so terrible in it?
2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.
There may no gold them quyte.
God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
3. 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.
The blissful martyr quyte you your meed.
Enkindle all the sparks of nature To quit this horrid act.
Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men.
Samson hath guit himself Like Samson.
5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]
Never worthy prince a day did quit With greater hazard and with more renown.
6. 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.
Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth for appearance.
To quit cost, to pay; to reimburse. -- To quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from demands.
Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it?
Syn. -- To leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake; surrender; discharge; requite. -- Quit, Leave. Leave is a general term, signifying merely an act of departure; quit implies a going without intention of return, a final and absolute abandonment.

Quit

Quit, v. i. To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.

To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

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Usage Examples

I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.

I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?' They weren't doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had... maybe I could even quit renting.

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was.

And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school.

After 'Four Feathers,' I quit then because I just lost faith. I didn't like how the business was.

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Other Usage Examples

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.

I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I didn't quit making movies for a while and spend time with her. I also felt that I'd made enough movies and said what I had to say at the time.

I quit doing the movies because the wrestling was going so good and was so on fire during the '80s and '90s, but I was getting all these movie scripts.

For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.

I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit.

I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local, state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit.

A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

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