SIT
sit
Noun
- an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
Verb
of a man sitting.]]
- To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- To move oneself into such a position.
- I asked him to sit.
- To occupy a given position permanently.
- The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- I currently sit on a standards committee.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- Your new coat sits well.
- To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- How will this new contract sit with the workers?
- I don’t think it will sit well.
- The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
- To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
- To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
- shortened form of babysit.
- I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
- To babysit
- I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
- To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: sit
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.