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| quit [ kwit ] |
verb (past and past participle quit or quit·ted, present participle quit·ting, 3rd person present singular quits) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb resign from position: to give up, leave, or resign from a position or organization
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2. transitive and intransitive verb stop doing something: to stop doing something, especially something bad or irritating
  Quit complaining.
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3. transitive verb leave place: to depart from a place
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archaic
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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
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5. transitive and intransitive verb commercial law move out: to move out of rented property
He gave his tenants notice to quit.
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adjective |
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free of something: no longer troubled with a problem or difficult situation
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formal
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| [13th century. < Old French quiter "release, set free" < Latin quiet- (see quiet)] |
