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English verb: quit | |||
| 1. | quit (stative) put an end to a state or an activity | ||
| Samples | Quit teasing your little brother. | ||
| Examples | They quit moving | ||
| Synonyms | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, stop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw | ||
| Antonyms | preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | ||
| 2. | quit (social) give up or retire from a position | ||
| Samples | The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month. The chairman resigned over the financial scandal. | ||
| Synonyms | leave office, resign, step down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depart, leave, pull up stakes | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fall, give up, renounce, resign, retire, top out, vacate | ||
| Antonyms | take office | ||
| 3. | quit (motion) go away or leave | ||
| Synonyms | depart, take leave | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat a retreat, break camp, congee, decamp, plump out, walk out of | ||
| Antonyms | stay | ||
| 4. | quit (possession) turn away from; give up | ||
| Samples | I am foreswearing women forever. | ||
| Synonyms | foreswear, relinquish, renounce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandon, give up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disclaim | ||
| 5. | quit (competition) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat | ||
| Samples | In the second round, the challenger gave up. | ||
| Synonyms | chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, throw in, throw in the towel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Antonyms | enter, participate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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