exit

³exit

verb

Definition of EXIT

intransitive verb

1

: to go out or away : depart

2

: die

transitive verb

1

: leave 3a

2

: to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running

Examples of EXIT

1. The team exited the tournament early.
2. Save your work and then exit the program.

First Known Use of EXIT

1607

Related to EXIT

Synonyms: bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, go, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Antonyms: arrive, come, show up, turn up

Related Words: set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Near Antonyms: abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reach

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