quit vs seize

quit

verb
  • To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit. 

  • To leave (a place). 

  • To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun). 

  • To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.). 

  • To close (an application). 

  • To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. 

  • To abandon, renounce (a thing). 

noun
  • Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America. 

adj
  • Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid. 

seize

verb
  • To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 

  • To have a seizure. 

  • To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 

  • Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. 

  • To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 

  • To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. 

  • (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). 

  • To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. 

  • To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. 

  • To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). 

  • To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. 

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