exit: Meaning and Definition of

ex•it

1. a way or passage out: Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.
2. any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway: Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.
3. a going out or away; departure: to make one's exit.
4. a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.
5. Also calleda card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.

1. to go out; leave.
2. to play an exit card.

1. to leave; depart from: Sign out before you exit the building.

ex•it

1. (he or she) goes offstage (used as a stage direction, often preceding the name of the character): Exit Falstaff.