Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quit 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  quit 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
  =>  drop,  knock  off 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  sign  off 
  =>  retire,  withdraw 
  =>  pull  the  plug 
  =>  shut  off  close  off 
  =>  cheese 
  =>  break 
 
  Sense  2 
  leave  office,  quit  step  down 
  =>  vacate,  renounce,  resign,  give  up 
  =>  retire 
  =>  fall 
 
  Sense  3 
  depart,  take  leave  quit 
  =>  walk  out  of 
  =>  congee 
  =>  beat  a  retreat 
  =>  plump  out 
  =>  decamp,  break  camp 
 
  Sense  4 
  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish 
  =>  disclaim 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quit 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  quit 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
  =>  drop,  knock  off 
  =>  nolle  pros 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  sign  off 
  =>  retire,  withdraw 
  =>  pull  the  plug 
  =>  shut  off  close  off 
  =>  cheese 
  =>  break 
 
  Sense  2 
  leave  office,  quit  step  down 
  =>  vacate,  renounce,  resign,  give  up 
  =>  abdicate,  renounce 
  =>  retire 
  =>  superannuate 
  =>  bow  out  withdraw 
  =>  fall 
 
  Sense  3 
  depart,  take  leave  quit 
  =>  walk  out  of 
  =>  congee 
  =>  beat  a  retreat 
  =>  plump  out 
  =>  decamp,  break  camp 
 
  Sense  4 
  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish 
  =>  disclaim 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  quit 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  quit 
 
  5  senses  of  quit 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  leave  office,  quit  step  down 
  =>  leave  depart,  pull  up  stakes 
 
  Sense  3 
  depart,  take  leave  quit 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
 
  Sense  4 
  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish 
  =>  abandon,  give  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  drop  out  give  up  throw  in  throw  in  the  towel,  quit  chuck  up  the  sponge 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  quit 
 
  quit  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  quit 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  leave  office,  quit  step  down 
  =>  leave  depart,  pull  up  stakes 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  depart,  take  leave  quit 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish 
  =>  abandon,  give  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  drop  out  give  up  throw  in  throw  in  the  towel,  quit  chuck  up  the  sponge 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quit 
 
  The  verb  quit  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off  --  (put  an  end  to  a  state  or  an  activity;  "Quit  teasing  your  little  brother") 
  2.  (1)  leave  office,  quit  step  down  --  (resign  or  retire  from  a  position;  "The  Secretary  fo  the  Navy  will  leave  office  next  month") 
  3.  (1)  depart,  take  leave  quit  --  (go  away  or  leave) 
  4.  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish  --  (turn  away  from  give  up  "I  am  foreswearing  women  forever") 
  5.  drop  out  give  up  throw  in  throw  in  the  towel,  quit  chuck  up  the  sponge  --  (give  up  in  the  face  of  defeat  of  lacking  hope;  admit  defeat;  "In  the  second  round,  the  challenger  gave  up") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  quitted 
  acquitted 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quit 
 
  The  verb  quit  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off  --  (put  an  end  to  a  state  or  an  activity;  "Quit  teasing  your  little  brother") 
  2.  (1)  leave  office,  quit  step  down  --  (resign  or  retire  from  a  position;  "The  Secretary  fo  the  Navy  will  leave  office  next  month") 
  3.  (1)  depart,  take  leave  quit  --  (go  away  or  leave) 
  4.  foreswear,  renounce,  quit  relinquish  --  (turn  away  from  give  up  "I  am  foreswearing  women  forever") 
  5.  drop  out  give  up  throw  in  throw  in  the  towel,  quit  chuck  up  the  sponge  --  (give  up  in  the  face  of  defeat  of  lacking  hope;  admit  defeat;  "In  the  second  round,  the  challenger  gave  up") 

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