to quit hold of

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• quit hold of — archaic let go of. → quit …   English new terms dictionary

• quit hold of — archaic let go of …   Useful english dictionary

• quit — v. & adj. v.tr. (quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit) 1 (also absol.) give up; let go; abandon (a task etc.). 2 US cease; stop (quit grumbling). 3 a leave or depart from (a place, person, etc.). b (absol.) (of a tenant) leave occupied… …   Useful english dictionary

• quit — verb (quits, quitting; past and past participle quitted or quit) 1》 leave, especially permanently. 2》 informal resign from (a job). 3》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. stop or discontinue. 4》 (quit oneself) archaic behave in a specified way …   English new terms dictionary

• hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… …   New thesaurus

• hold one's own — {v. phr.} To keep your position; avoid losing ground; keep your advantage, wealth, or condition without loss. * /Mr. Smith could not build up his business, but he held his own./ * /The team held its own after the first quarter./ * /Mary had a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hold one's own — {v. phr.} To keep your position; avoid losing ground; keep your advantage, wealth, or condition without loss. * /Mr. Smith could not build up his business, but he held his own./ * /The team held its own after the first quarter./ * /Mary had a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hold|o|ver — «HOHLD OH vuhr», noun. 1. a) a person who continues to hold an office after his term has expired: »He was a holdover from the Cabinet that quit on Monday (New York Times). b) a person or thing that remains behind from a former period: »the little …   Useful english dictionary

• quit — quit1 quittable, adj. /kwit/, v., quit or quitted, quitting, adj. v.t. 1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house. 2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore… …   Universalium

• quit — [[t]kwɪt[/t]] v. quit quit•ted, quit•ting, 1) to stop, cease, or discontinue 2) to depart from; leave (a place or person) 3) to resign; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne[/ex] 4) to release one s hold of (something grasped) 5) to free or …   From formal English to slang

• hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …   Moby Thesaurus