verb
1.
Synonyms: clear 5, clear off, discharge, liquidate, pay, pay up, satisfy, settle, square
2.
Synonyms: behave 1, acquit, act, bear, carry, comport, conduct, demean, deport, go on
3.
Synonyms: go 2, ||blow, depart, exit, get away, get off, leave, retire, take off, withdraw
4.
Synonyms: abandon 1, chuck, desert, forsake, renounce, throw over
Related Word: relinquish, resign, surrender
5.
Synonyms: stop 3, cease, desist, ||deval, discontinue, give over, halt, knock off, leave off, surcease
6.
to give up (as a habit, activity, or employment) especially with finality
quit a job
determined to quit smoking
Synonyms: drop, leave, resign, terminate
Related Word: retire, secede, withdraw
Idioms: draw one's time, give notice
Contrasted words: hire on, hire out