Definition of: quit

(kwit) v. quit or quit·ted, quit·ting v.t.
1. To cease or desist from; discontinue.
2. To give up; renounce; relinquish.
3. To go away from; leave.
4. To let go of (something held).
5. Archaic To acquit (oneself).
—v.i.
6. To stop; cease; discontinue.
7. To leave; depart.
8. Colloq. To resign from a position, etc. See synonyms under ABANDON, CEASE, END, REQUITE.
—adjective Released, relieved, or absolved from something, as a duty, obligation, encumbrance, or debt; clear; free; rid.
—noun The act of quitting.
—to be quits To be even (with another).
—to cry quits To declare to be even, or that neither has the advantage; declare (oneself) willing to stop competing. [<OF quiter <LL quietare set free <L quies rest, repose]