quit

Verb

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
  • In the second round, the challenger gave up
    

• turn away from; give up
  • I am foreswearing women forever
    

• go away or leave

• give up or retire from a position
  • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
    
  • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
    

• put an end to a state or an activity
  • Quit teasing your little brother
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  drop out , give up , fall by the wayside , drop by the wayside , throw in , throw in the towel , chuck up the sponge , foreswear , renounce , relinquish , depart , take leave , leave office , step down , resign , discontinue , stop , cease , lay off
• Antonyms: 
  enter , participate , stay , take office , continue , uphold , carry on , bear on , preserve