v. 1 leave, depart from, go (away) from, get away from, decamp, exit, desert, flee, forsake, abandon, Colloq take off, beat it, skip They think that he will try to quit the country if he is released on bail 2 resign, give up, relinquish, leave, renounce, retire from, withdraw from Would you really quit your job to sail around the world? 3 cease, stop, discontinue, leave off, desist from They would always quit laughing when I walked into the room
adj. 4 free, clear, discharged, rid of, released (from), exempt (from) When my ex-wife remarried I was quit of the burden of paying alimony