Play and Quit

Play

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Quit and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quit" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Quit verb - To manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way.

Usage example: I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight

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Play and quit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a verb "Quit".

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

role	play role	quit role
time	play time	quit time
way	play way	quit way
level	play level	quit level
Other words: bit, game, music, baseball, football, basketball, video, games.

The play's topic, which is about hermaphrodites falling in love, is unpopular with the other club members, who threaten to quit unless Miyuki cancels the play.

Source: School Play
Hilarious in Hindsight in that at least twice during major tournaments, he's quit a game that he's essentially won (but felt he was losing), much to the shock of the crowd and play-by-play casters.

Source: Rage Quit
Stephen King tends to play around with this more than play it straight, especially in later years since he (presumably) quit.

Source: Smoking Is Cool

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Quit and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/quit

Play & Quit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/quit>.

Quit or Play. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/quit.

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