[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

guitguit \guit"guit`\, n. so called from its note. zool.
   one of several species of small tropical american birds of
   the family coerebidae, allied to the creepers; --
   called also quit. see quit.
   1913 webster gulae
see also:
coerebidae quit quit 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quit \quit\ kwi^t, n. zool.
   any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native
   of tropical america. see banana quit, under banana, and
   guitguit.
   1913 webster
see also:
banana quit banana guitguit 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quit \quit\ kwi^t, a. oe. quite, of. quite, f. quitte. see
   quit, v., quiet.
   released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear;
   absolved; acquitted. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         the owner of the ox shall be quit.       --ex. xxi. 28.
   1913 webster

   note: this word is sometimes used in the form quits,
         colloquially; as, to be quits with one, that is, to
         have made mutual satisfaction of demands with him; to
         be even with him; hence, as an exclamation: quits we
         are even, or on equal terms. "to cry quits with the
         commons in their complaints." --fuller.
         1913 webster
see also:
quit quiet 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quit \quit\, v. t. imp.  p. p. quit or quitted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. quitting. oe. quiten, of. quiter, quitier,
   cuitier, f. quitter, to acquit, quit, ll. quietare, fr. l.
   quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. see quiet,
   a., and cf. quit, a., quite, acquit, requite.
   1. to set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
      oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. r.
      1913 webster

            to quit you of this fear, you have already looked
            death in the face; what have you found so terrible
            in it?                                --wake.
      1913 webster

   2. to release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
      like; to absolve; to acquit.
      1913 webster

            there may no gold them quyte.         --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            god will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
      satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
      requite; to repay.
      1913 webster

            the blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            enkindle all the sparks of nature
            to quit this horrid act.              --shak.
      1913 webster

            before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
                                                  --fairfax.
      1913 webster

   4. to meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
      to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
      1913 webster

            be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 sam.
                                                  iv. 9.
      1913 webster

            samson hath quit himself
            like samson.                          --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. to carry through; to go through to the end. obs.
      1913 webster

            never worthy prince a day did quit
            with greater hazard and with more renown. --daniel.
      1913 webster

   6. to have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
      depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
      quit the place; to quit jesting.
      1913 webster

            such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
            for appearance.                       --locke.
      1913 webster

   to quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.

   to quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
      demands.
      1913 webster

            does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
            in the noble fruits that issue from it? --south.
      1913 webster

   syn: to leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
        surrender; discharge; requite.

   usage: quit, leave. leave is a general term, signifying
          merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
          without intention of return, a final and absolute
          abandonment.
          1913 webster
see also:
quit quitted quitting quiet quite acquit 
requite to quit cost to quit scores leave 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quit \quit\, v. i.
   to go away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.
   1913 webster

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quit
     v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "quit teasing your
          little brother" syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
          up, lay off ant: continue
     2: give up or retire from a position; "the secretary fo the
        navy will leave office next month"; "the chairman resigned
        over the financial scandal" syn: leave office, step
        down, resign ant: take office
     3: go away or leave syn: depart, take leave ant: stay
     4: turn away from; give up; "i am foreswearing women forever"
        syn: foreswear, renounce, relinquish
     5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
        "in the second round, the challenger gave up" syn: drop
        out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the
        wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, chuck up the
        sponge ant: enter
     also: quitting, quitted
see also:
discontinue stop cease give up lay off continue 
leave office step down resign take office depart 
take leave stay foreswear renounce relinquish 
drop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in 
throw in the towel chuck up the sponge enter quitting quitted 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

151 moby thesaurus words for "quit":
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, abscond, acquit, act, atone,
   back out, be pensioned, be superannuated, bear, beat a retreat,
   beat it, beg off, belay, blow, bow out, cancel, carry, cease,
   chuck, clear, clear of, clear off, come off, compensate, comport,
   conduct, cry off, cut it out, cut out, decamp, demean, demit,
   depart, depart from, deport, desert, desist, desist from,
   disappear, discard, discharge, discharged, discontinue, disuse,
   drop, drop it, drop out, end, evacuate, exempt from, exit, flee,
   forsake, free, free of, get away, get away from, get off,
   get satisfaction, give notice, give over, give up, go, go back on,
   go on, halt, have done with, hold, indemnify, jettison, jilt,
   kick back, knock it off, knock off, lay off, leave, leave behind,
   leave flat, leave off, let go, liquidate, make amends, make good,
   make reparation, make requital, make restitution, make retribution,
   make up for, make up to, maroon, nol-pros, not pursue with, pay,
   pay back, pay in kind, pay off, pay up, pension off, pull out,
   put behind one, quit cold, quit of, recompense, recoup, redress,
   refrain, refund, reimburse, relinquish, remove, renege, renounce,
   renounce the throne, repay, requite, resign, retire,
   retire from office, retreat, reward, rid, rid of, satisfy,
   say goodbye to, scrub, secede, settle, shed of, shut of, skip,
   square, stand aside, stand down, stay, step aside, stop,
   superannuate, surcease, surrender, take leave of, take off,
   terminate, throw over, vacate, vanish, waive, withdraw,
   withdraw from

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