QUIT
Scrabble letter values: Q10U1I1T1 = 13
Definition
- verb put an end to a state or an activity. — synonyms: discontinue, stop, cease, give_up, lay_off
- verb give up or retire from a position. — synonyms: leave_office, step_down, resign
- verb go away or leave. — synonyms: depart, take_leave
- verb turn away from. — synonyms: foreswear, renounce, relinquish
- 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, chuck_up_the_sponge
Examples
- “Quit teasing your little brother”
- “The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month”
- “The chairman resigned over the financial scandal”