quitting
verb
- 1
To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
- 2
To repay (someone) for (something).
- 3
To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
- 4
To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
- 5
To carry through; to go through to the end.
- 6
To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- 7
To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
- 8
To abandon, renounce (a thing).
- 9
To leave (a place).
- 10
To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
“After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.”
- 11
To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
“John is planning to quit smoking.”
- 12
To close (an application).
noun
- 1
The deliberate ending of something.
- 2
The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.
- 3
The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
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