quit

quit
I (discontinue) verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, admit defeat, apostatize, arrest, back out, become inactive, break off, bring to an end, call a halt, capitulate, cause a stoppage, cause to halt, cease, cease progress, cease to use, cease work, check, come to a standstill, cut out, desist from, drop, finish, forgo, forsake, forswear, give up, go into retirement, go out of business, halt, have done with, intermit, lay aside, leave off, leave unfinished, make an end of, nol-pros, put a stop to, put an end to, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, secede, stand aside, step down, stop, succumb, suffer defeat, surcease, surrender, suspend, tergiversate, terminate, withdraw, yield II (evacuate) verb abandon, abscond, beat a retreat, decamp, defect, depart from, desert, disappear, egress, emigrate, escape, exit, flee, forsake, get out, go, go away, go forth, go out, hurry away, leave, make a departure, make an exit, move away, part, pull out, remove oneself, retire, retreat, run away, separate from, set forth, set out, take flight, take leave, take leave of, take oneself away, turn one's back on, vacate, vanish, walk away, walk out, withdraw associated concepts: notice to quit, quit III (free of) verb absolve, acquit, clear, deliver, discharge, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, emancipate, exonerate, extricate, grant amnesty to, liberate, lift controls, manumit, pardon, release, render free, rescue, set at liberty, set free IV (repay) verb balance accounts, be even with, clear a debt, clear accounts, compensate, discharge a debt, indemnify, make compensation, make payment, make reparation, make restitution, pay a debt, pay an indemnity, pay back, pay in full, pay off, pay old debts, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, restore, return, settle a debt, settle an account V index abandon (physically leave), abandon (relinquish), abandon (withdraw), cease, comport (behave), defect, demean (deport oneself), demit, discontinue (abandon), evacuate, forfeit, forgo, forswear, halt, leave (depart), part (leave), pay, recoup (reimburse), relinquish, remise, renege, renounce, resign, retire (conclude a career), retreat, secede, shirk, stop, vacate (leave), withdraw, yield (submit)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


quit
v.
(1) To leave a place; to give up possession of property.
(2) To stop some activity; to resign from a job.
adj.
Rid of or free from something.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


quit

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


quit
To leave, used in a written notice to a tenant to leave the premises (called a notice to quit).
Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Renters' & Tenants' Rights

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


quit
v. to leave or surrender possession.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


quit
To vacate; remove from; surrender possession.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


quit
To vacate; remove from; surrender possession.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

quit
v.
   to leave, used in a written notice to a tenant to leave the premises (notice to quit).

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quit — [kwɪt] verb quit PTandPP also quitted quitting PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] 1. informal to leave your job, especially …   Financial and business terms

  • quit — [kwıt] v past tense and past participle quit also quitted BrE present participle quitting [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: quiter, from quite at rest, free of , from Latin quietus; QUIET1] 1.) [I and T] i …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quit — [ kwıt ] (past tense and past participle quit) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to leave a job or school permanently: She quit after only six months on the job. His decision to quit international soccer has shocked everyone. quit… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Quit — can mean: * To quit, or resign from, one s job or in general any activity being performed * To quit, or cease, an addiction * QUIT!, the activist group * An abbreviation of grassquit, a small bird of the tropical Americas * An I Quit match in… …   Wikipedia

  • Quit — (kw[i^]t), a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See {Quit}, v., {Quiet}.] Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The owner of the ox shall be quit. Ex. xxi. 28. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quit — ► VERB (quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit) 1) leave, especially permanently. 2) resign from (a job). 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. stop or discontinue. 4) (quit oneself) archaic behave in a specified way …   English terms dictionary

  • Quit — (kw[i^]t), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See {Banana quit}, under {Banana}, and {Guitguit}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quit — [v1] abandon, leave abdicate, blow*, book*, bow out, check out, cut out*, decamp, depart, desert, drop, drop out, evacuate, exit, forsake, get off, give up, go, go away from, hang it up*, leave flat*, leave hanging*, pull out, push off*,… …   New thesaurus

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