quit
Cross references:
1. go 2. stop
1. quit \'kwit\ aj [ME quite, quit, fr. OF quite] : released from
obligation, charge, or penalty : ABSOLVED; esp : FREE {~ of unnecessary
fears}
2. quit vb or quit also quit.ted; also quit.ting [ME quiten, quitten, fr.
MF quiter, quitter, fr. OF, fr]. quite free of, released, lit., at rest,
fr. L quietus quiet, at rest 1: to set free : RELIEVE, RELEASE {~ oneself
of fear } 2: to make full payment of : pay up {~ a debt} 3: CONDUCT,
ACQUIT {the youths ~ themselves like men> 4a: to depart from or out of 4b:
to leave the company of 4c: to relinquish, abandon, or give over (as a way
of thought, acting, or living) : FORSAKE 4d: to give up (an action,
activity, or employment) : LEAVE {@ a job} 1: to cease normal, expected, or
necessary action 2: to give up employment 3: to give up : admit defeat
3. quit n : the act of quitting