exit meaning and definition

EXIT noun

Definition of exit (noun)

1. an opening that permits escape or release
   • "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
   • synonyms: issue, outlet, way out
2. euphemistic expressions for death
   • "thousands mourned his passing"
   • synonyms: departure, expiration, going, loss, passing, release
3. the act of going out

EXIT verb

Definition of exit (verb)

1. move out of or depart from
   • "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
   • synonyms: get out, go out, leave
   • antonym: come in
2. lose the lead
3. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
   • "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
   • synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
   • antonym: be born