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ex•it

Pronunciation: (eg'zit, ek'sit), [key]
—n.
1. a way or passage out: Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.
2. any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway: Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.
3. a going out or away; departure: to make one's exit.
4. a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.
5. Also called ex'it card". Bridge.a card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.

—v.i.
1. to go out; leave.
2. Bridge.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.

existential quantifier

exit poll