exit

[Ex·it]

A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.

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He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

Noun
the act of going out

Noun
an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

Noun
euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

Verb
pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"

Verb
lose the lead

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Verb
move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"



He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

n.
The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.

n.
Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit.

n.
A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.


Exit

Ex"it . [L., 3d pers. sing. pres. of exire to go out. See Exeunt, Issue.] He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth. &hand; The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt ( they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors.

Exit

Ex"it, n. [See 1st Exit.] 1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.
They have their exits and their entrances.
2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit.
Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death.
3. A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.
Forcing he water forth thought its ordinary exists.

He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.

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Usage Examples

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, 'You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit.' As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change.

A racially integrated community is a chronological term timed from the entrance of the first black family to the exit of the last white family.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You'd think experienced political professionals would know better than to place their trust in exit polls, notoriously inaccurate surveys that had John Kerry winning the 2004 election by five points when he actually lost by three.

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.

With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling.

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