adj.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: quit also quit · ted ; quit · ting
Etymology: Middle English quiten, quitten, from Anglo-French quiter, from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to make full payment of : PAY UP < quit a debt>
2 : to set free : RELIEVE , RELEASE < quit oneself of fear>
3 : CONDUCT , ACQUIT <the youths quit themselves like men>
4 a : to depart from or out of b : to leave the company of c : GIVE UP 1 < quit a job> d : GIVE UP 2 < quit smoking>
intransitive verb
1 : to cease normal, expected, or necessary action <the engine quit >
2 : to give up employment
3 : to admit defeat : GIVE UP
synonyms see STOP