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quit::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, stop |
| Has types | withdraw, break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off |
quit::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, throw in, throw in the towel |
| Derivation | quitter |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | depart, take leave |
| Type of | leave, go away, go forth |
| Has types | decamp, plump out, congee, break camp, beat a retreat, walk out of |
Examples of quit
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Participants in the study who never quit smoking were the most depressed of all.
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I don't think Sanders knew he was leaving until he was given the option to quit.
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I hope this shared story helps others to make sense of the need to quit smoking.
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Even now, women are routinely encouraged to quit work when they become pregnant.
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Now if only everybody can quit bickering long enough, let the bounce back begin.
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At least three senior ministers, including one in charge of security, have quit.
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These different kinds of heroes never quit until they create the changes needed.
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While touring in 2000, Liam insulted Noel's wife, causing Noel to quit the tour.
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After he quit school in 1984, he spun records for several years in Boston clubs.
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- Discontinue: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
- Leave office: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
- Depart: go away or leave
- Foreswear: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
- Drop out: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
- (quits) on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"
- Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!) was founded in early 2001 by members of and individuals formerly associated with DAGGER (Dykes & Gay Guys Emergency Response), which was active during the first Gulf War.
- Quit was a pop-punk band from Miami, Florida, formed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Quit helped pioneer the pop-punk music scene and helped pave the way for bands such as Green Day and Blink-182 to go mainstream.
- Quitting is a 2001 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yang, starring and based on the true life story of Jia Hongsheng. Jia, an actor and former drug addict, battled his addiction to marijuana and heroin for five years from 1992 to 1997. ...
