quit: Meaning and Definition of

quit

1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.
3. to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job.
4. to release one's hold of (something grasped).
5. to acquit or conduct (oneself&hasp;).
6. to free or rid (oneself&hasp;): to quit oneself of doubts.
7. to clear (a debt); repay.

1. to cease from doing something; stop.
2. to give up or resign one's job or position: He keeps threatening to quit.
3. to depart or leave.
4. to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.

1. released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually fol. by of&hasp;): quit of all further responsibilities.

quit

1. any of various small tropical birds.