exit: Meaning and Definition of
ex•it
Pronunciation: (eg'zit, ek'sit), [key] — n.
- a way or passage out: Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.
- any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway: Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.
- a going out or away; departure: to make one's exit.
- a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.
- Also calleda card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.
—v.i. - to go out; leave.
- to play an exit card.
—v.t. - to leave; depart from: Sign out before you exit the building.
ex•it
Pronunciation: (eg'zit, ek'sit), [key] — v.i.
- (he or she) goes offstage (used as a stage direction, often preceding the name of the character): Exit Falstaff.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.