exit

noun

• 1a way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle:she slipped out by the rear exit a fire exit
• a ramp where traffic can leave a highway, major road, or traffic circle:he pulled off at an exit and stopped his Mercedes-Benz

• 2an act of going out of or leaving a place:he made a hasty exit from the room
• a departure of an actor from the stage:the brief soliloquy following Clarence’s exit
• a departure from a particular situation:Australia’s early exit from the World Cup

verb (exits, exiting, exited)

• go out of or leave a place:they exited from the aircraft the bullet entered her back and exited through her chest [with object]:elephants enter and exit the forest on narrow paths
• (of an actor) leave the stage.
• (exit) used as a stage direction in a printed play to indicate that a character leaves the stage:exit PamelaSee also exeunt.
• leave a particular situation:organizations that do not have freedom to exit from unprofitable markets
• Computing terminate a process or program, usually returning to an earlier or more general level of interaction:this key enables you to temporarily exit from a LIFESPAN option
• Bridge relinquish the lead.