verb
put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms
Examples
- Quit teasing your little brother
verb
give up or retire from a position
Synonyms
Examples
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
verb
go away or leave
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verb
turn away from
Synonyms
Examples
- give up
- I am foreswearing women forever
verb
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
Synonyms
drop out
give up
fall by the wayside
drop by the wayside
throw in
throw in the towel
quit
chuck up the sponge
Examples
- admit defeat
- In the second round, the challenger gave up