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Definition of Sit

1. Verb. Be seated. "There sit some children in the rocking chair"

2. Verb. Be around, often idly or without specific purpose. ; "We sat around chatting for another hour"

3. Verb. Take a seat.

4. Verb. Be in session. "When does the court of law sit?"

5. Verb. Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

6. Verb. Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions. "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

7. Verb. Be located or situated somewhere. "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

8. Verb. Work or act as a baby-sitter. "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

9. Verb. Show to a seat; assign a seat for. "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

10. Verb. Serve in a specific professional capacity. "She sat on the jury"

Definition of Sit

1. v. i. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.

2. v. t. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.

Definition of Sit

1. Verb. (intransitive of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive of a person) To move oneself into such a position. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive of an object) To occupy a given position permanently. ¹

4. Verb. (government) To be a member of a deliberative body. ¹

5. Verb. (legal government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) shortened form of babysit. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive US) To babysit ¹

11. Verb. (transitive AU NZ UK) (Of an examination or test) To take. ¹

12. Noun. (rare Buddhism) an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to '''sit''' in meditation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sit

1. to rest on the buttocks [v SAT, SAT or SITTEN, SITTING, SITS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sit

sisterly sisterly love sisters sisters-in-law sisters before misters sistership sisting sistra sistren sistroid

sistrum sistrums sists sisu sisyphus sit (current term) sit-and-go sit-and-goes sit-down sit-down money

sit-down strike sit-downs sit-in sit-inner sit-inners sit-ins sit-up sit-up-and-beg sit-ups sit around

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