The Meaning of quit

• (n.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.
• (v.) Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.
• (imp. & p. p.) of Quit
• (a.) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
• (a.) To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.
• (a.) To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to requite; to repay.
• (a.) To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
• (a.) To carry through; to go through to the end.
• (a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting.
• (v. i.) To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

Synonyms

discontinue , stop , cease , give up , lay off , leave office , step down , resign , depart , take leave , foreswear , renounce , relinquish , drop out , give up , fall by the wayside , drop by the wayside , throw in , throw in the towel , chuck up the sponge

Antonyms

continue , take office , stay , enter

Rhymes

acquit , admit , armpit , barritt , befit , bit , boblitt , brit , britt , bullshit , burditt , chit , clampitt , cockpit , commit , counterfeit , dewitt , dewitte , douthit , douthitt , emit , fit , fitt , flit , fytte , gillett , goldschmidt , grit , hit , hitt , hypocrite , identikit , it , it-wit , kit , knit , lafitte , legit , lit , litt , mcnitt , messerschmitt , misfit , mitt , moonlit , nit , obit , omit , outfit , outwit , permit , pit , pitt , plitt , politte , presplit , pritt , readmit , recommit , remit , resubmit , retrofit , savitt , schmidt , schmit , schmitt , shit , sit , skit , slit , smit , spit , split , stitt , submit , sunlit , tidbit , tit , transmit , tritt , unfit , vitt , whit , whitt , wit , witt , witte , writ