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quit

quit [ kwit ]


verb  (past and past participle quit or quit·ted, present participle quit·ting, 3rd person present singular quits)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb resign from position: to give up, leave, or resign from a position or organization

2. transitive and intransitive verb stop doing something: to stop doing something, especially something bad or irritating
Quit complaining.

3. transitive verb leave place: to depart from a place ( archaic )

4. transitive and intransitive verb comput exit from program: to exit from a computer program using the required exit procedure, so that the data and program configuration are saved

5. transitive and intransitive verb commercial law move out: to move out of rented property
He gave his tenants notice to quit.



adjective 
Definition:
 
free of something: no longer troubled with a problem or difficult situation ( formal )

[13th century. < Old French quiter "release, set free" < Latin quiet- (see quiet)]
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