exit

Definition

  • noun: something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place
  • noun: a departure from a stage
  • verb: to go out of a place or situation
  • verb: to go out or away
  • sometimes used figuratively
  • synonyms: death, egress, outgang

Examples

  • Most fans were surprised by the team's early 'exit' from the tournament. [=surprised that the team lost and was out of the tournament at an early stage]

  • The company needs to have an 'exit strategy'. [=a plan for ending its involvement when it wants or needs to end it]

  • The deal provides an 'exit' for the company. [=a way for the company to stop being involved in something]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Why don't we say . Yeah. Uh, can you just hold the line, please? I need a picket line along the GT Highway, and men spaced at intervals... - along the road, and at every exit. - Maya, I know. So, you agree with me now, this is important. No, I've just learned from my (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty
  • (..) They told us to watch out for him. Apparently, they think his whole family and extended family is bad, and has ties to KSM. He was picked up for fake papers and a doctored exit visa leaving Afghanistan, traveling through Morocco, en route to Kuwait. Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. This must be Abu Ahmed. (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty