(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
The ~ is the door through which you can leave a public building.
He picked up the case and walked towards the ~...
There’s a fire ~ by the downstairs ladies room.
N-COUNT
2.
An ~ on a motorway or highway is a place where traffic can leave it.
Take the A422 ~ at Old Stratford.
N-COUNT: with supp
3.
If you refer to someone’s ~, you are referring to the way that they left a room or building, or the fact that they left it. (FORMAL)
I made a hasty ~ and managed to open the gate.
= departure
N-COUNT: usu adj N
4.
If you refer to someone’s ~, you are referring to the way that they left a situation or activity, or the fact that they left it. (FORMAL)
...after England’s ~ from the European Championship...
They suggested that she make a dignified ~ in the interest of the party.
= departure
N-COUNT: oft N from n
5.
If you ~ from a room or building, you leave it. (FORMAL)
She ~s into the tropical storm...
As I ~ed the final display, I entered a hexagonal room...
She walked into the front door of a store and ~ed from the rear.
VERB: V, V n, V from n
6.
If you ~ a computer program or system, you stop running it. (COMPUTING)
I can open other applications without having to ~ WordPerfect.
VERB: V n
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Exit is also a noun.
Press Exit to return to your document.
N-SING