quit quit /ˈkwɪt/

verb

1. () Put an end to a state or an activity  ( give up , lay off , discontinue , cease , quit , stop )
   put an end to a state or an activity
    Quit teasing your little brother
   Quit teasing your little brother
   
2. () Go away or leave  ( depart , quit , take leave )
   go away or leave
   
3. () Give up or retire from a position  ( leave office , resign , quit , step down )
   give up or retire from a position
    The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
   The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
    The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
   The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
   
4. Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat  ( chuck up the sponge , drop by the wayside , fall by the wayside , drop out , give up , quit , throw in , throw in the towel )
   give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
    In the second round, the challenger gave up
   In the second round, the challenger gave up
   
5. Turn away from; give up  ( foreswear , quit , relinquish , renounce )
   turn away from; give up
    I am foreswearing women forever
   I am foreswearing women forever