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Definitions of 'sit' Wordnet 

1. (verb) sit, sit down
be seated

2. (verb) sit, sit around
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
"The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"

3. (verb) sit down, sit
take a seat

4. (verb) sit
be in session
"When does the court of law sit?"

5. (verb) model, pose, sit, posture
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

6. (verb) ride, sit
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
"She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

7. (verb) sit
be located or situated somewhere
"The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

8. (verb) baby-sit, sit
work or act as a baby-sitter
"I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

9. (verb) seat, sit, sit down
show to a seat; assign a seat for
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

10. (verb) sit
serve in a specific professional capacity
"the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"


Definitions of 'sit' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1.  sit
obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth

2. (verb) sit
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

3. (verb) sit
to perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc

4. (verb) sit
to remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition

5. (verb) sit
to lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him

6. (verb) sit
to be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill

7. (verb) sit
to suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally

8. (verb) sit
to cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate

9. (verb) sit
to have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction

10. (verb) sit
to occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress

11. (verb) sit
to hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night

12. (verb) sit
to take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter

13. (verb) sit
to sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well

14. (verb) sit
to cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively

15. (verb) sit
to suit (well / ill); to become


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