exit
script annotationDefinition of exit
(Entry 1 of 3)
—used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
exit
nounDefinition of exit (Entry 2 of 3)
2a : the act of going out or away
made an early exit
b : death
3 : a way out of an enclosed place or space
4 : one of the designated points of departure from an expressway
exit
verbexited; exiting; exits
Definition of exit (Entry 3 of 3)
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Time Traveler for exit
The first known use of exit was circa 1548
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