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How to sign: put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother";
Similiar / Same: discontinue, cease, lay off, stop, give up
Within this category: break, call it quits, cheese, drop, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off
How to sign: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up";
Similiar / Same: drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in the towel, chuck up the sponge, throw in, give up
How to sign: give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal";
Similiar / Same: leave office, step down, resign
Categories: depart, leave, pull up stakes
Within this category: fall, retire, top out, vacate
How to sign: turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever";
Similiar / Same: foreswear, renounce, relinquish
Within this category: disclaim
