- the act of going out

- an opening that permits escape or release
"he blocked the way out"
"the canyon had only one issue"

- euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"

- pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"
"They children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"

- lose the lead

- move out of or depart from
"leave the room"
"the fugitive has left the country"

1. He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth.

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The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt ( they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors.

1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.

"They have their exits and their entrances." -- Shak.

2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit.

"Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death." -- Cowper.

3. A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out.

"Forcing the water forth through its ordinary exits." -- Woodward.