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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a place or means of going out
- all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards
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2
the act of leaving a place
- the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front
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3
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
- determined that his exit be from a place and time of his own choosing, the terminally ill patient opted for suicide
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of exit (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to leave a place often for another
- in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion
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- bail,
- bail out,
- begone,
- book
- [slang],
- bug off,
- bug out,
- bugger off
- [British slang],
- buzz (off),
- clear off
- [chiefly British],
- clear out,
- cut out,
- depart,
- dig out,
- get,
- get off,
- go,
- 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
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- beat it,
- hit the road,
- pull stakes
- (or pull up stakes),
- take a hike
- (also take a walk),
- take a powder
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2
to stop living
- expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends
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- bite the dust,
- buy it
- (or buy the farm),
- give up the ghost,
- kick the bucket,
- snuff it
- [British]
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The first known use of exit was circa 1548
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