Definitions for quitkwɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quitkwɪt(v.)quit; quit•ted, quit•ting

(v.t.)to stop, cease, or discontinue.
to depart from; leave (a place or person).
to resign; relinquish:
He quit his claim to the throne.
to release one's hold of (something grasped).
to free or rid (oneself).
to clear (a debt); repay.
to acquit or conduct (oneself).
(v.i.)to cease from doing something; stop.
to resign one's job or position.
to depart or leave.
to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.
(adj.)released from obligation, penalty, etc.; rid (usu. fol. by of):
quit of all further responsibilities.

Origin of quit:

1175–1225; (adj.) ME quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of (< OF quite) < ML quittus, by-form of quītus (>> ME quit(e); see quite ), for L quiētusquiet1; (v.) ME quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself < OF quit(t)er < ML quittāre, quiētāre to release, discharge, LL quiētare to put to rest, quiet1

Princeton's WordNet

discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off(verb)
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
leave office, quit, step down, resign(verb)
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
depart, take leave, quit(verb)
go away or leave
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish(verb)
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge(verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

quit(verb)ɪt
to stop or give up
I smoke, but I'm trying to quit.; She wanted to quit her job.
quitɪt
used to tell sb to stop doing sth
Quit hitting me!

Wiktionary

quit(Verb)
To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
quit(Verb)
To repay (someone) for (something).
quit(Verb)
To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
quit(Verb)
To conduct oneself, acquit oneself, to behave (in a specified way).
quit(Verb)
To abandon, renounce (a thing).
quit(Verb)
To leave (a place).
quit(Verb)
To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.
quit(Verb)
To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
John is planning to quit smoking.
quit(Verb)
To close (an application).

Origin: From quiter, quiter, from quite, ultimately from quietus.

Webster Dictionary

Quit(noun)
any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit
Quit(u)
released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted
Quit(u)
of Quit
Quit(adj)
to set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate
Quit(adj)
to release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit
Quit(adj)
to discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to requite; to repay
Quit(adj)
to meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively
Quit(adj)
to carry through; to go through to the end
Quit(adj)
to have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting
Quit(verb)
to away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease