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quit

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  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