quit (
http://definr.com/quit)
adj : (usually followed by `of') released from something onerous
(especially an obligation or duty); "quit of all
further responsibility for their safety"; "well rid of
him" [syn:
quit(p),
rid(p)]
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn:
discontinue,
stop,
cease, {give
up},
lay off] [ant:
continue]
2: resign or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy
will leave office next month" [syn:
leave office, {step
down}] [ant:
take office]
3: go away or leave [syn:
depart,
take leave] [ant:
stay]
4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
[syn:
foreswear,
renounce,
relinquish]
5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop
out},
give up,
throw in,
throw in the towel, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant:
enter]