1. (

• discontinue ,
• stop ,
• cease ,
• give_up ,
• quit ,
• lay_off

) put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" ;

2. (

• leave_office ,
• quit ,
• step_down ,
• resign ,

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

3. (

• 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 ,
• fall_by_the_wayside ,
• drop_by_the_wayside ,
• 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" ;