to stop, cease, or discontinue

She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.

to depart from; leave (a place or person)

They quit the city for the seashore every summer.

to give up or resign; let go; relinquish

He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job.

to release one's hold of (something grasped).

to acquit or conduct (oneself).

to free or rid (oneself)

to quit oneself of doubts.

to clear (a debt); repay.

to cease from doing something; stop.

to give up or resign one's job or position

He keeps threatening to quit.

to depart or leave.

to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.

released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually fol. by of )

quit of all further responsibilities.

verb

come , remain , stay , complete , continue , do , finish , persevere , persist

verb

abdicate , blow * , book * , bow out , check out , cut out * , decamp , depart , desert , drop , drop out , evacuate , exit , forsake , get off , give up , go , go away from , hang it up , leave flat , leave hanging , pull out , push off * , relinquish , renounce , resign , retire , run out on , surrender , take a walk , take off , throw over * , vacate , walk out on , withdraw , yield , abandon , break off , call it a day , call it quits , cease , conclude , cut it out , desist , discontinue , end , get on the wagon , give notice , give over * , halt , kick over , kick the habit , knock off * , leave , leave off * , pack in , quit cold , secede , sew up , surcease , suspend , take the cure , terminate , wind up * , wrap up * , get away , go away , run , demit , throw over , leave off , remit , stop , arrest , belay , check , stall , acquit , bear , behave , carry , comport , demean , deport , do , absolve , alleviate , appease , avoid , clandestine , forbear , release , relieve , resigned , retired , rid , secluded

adjective

quits , square