| exit | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. exit, issue, outlet, way out | an opening that permits escape or release.; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ outfall | the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water. |
| n. (event) | 2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| n. (act) | 3. exit | the act of going out. |
| ~ departure, going, going away, leaving | the act of departing. |
| v. (motion) | 4. exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ depart, go away, go | move away from a place into another direction.; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" |
| ~ pop out | exit briefly.; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" |
| ~ file out | march out, in a file. |
| ~ hop out, get off | get out of quickly.; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" |
| ~ fall out | leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation.; "the soldiers fell out" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ get off | leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.. |
| ~ step out | go outside a room or building for a short period of time. |
| ~ eject | leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule. |
| ~ undock | move out of a dock.; "We docked at noon" |
| ~ log off, log out | exit a computer.; "Please log off before you go home" |
| v. (competition) | 5. exit | lose the lead. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (change) | 6. buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | 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" |
| ~ abort | cease development, die, and be aborted.; "an aborting fetus" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
| ~ buy it, pip out | be killed or die. |
| ~ drown | die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.; "The child drowned in the lake" |
| ~ predecease | die before; die earlier than.; "She predeceased her husband" |
| ~ conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ starve, famish | die of food deprivation.; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" |
| ~ die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ fall | die, as in battle or in a hunt.; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" |
| ~ succumb, yield | be fatally overwhelmed. |
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