sit

Scrabble Points: | Base[3] | DW[6] | TW[9]
WWF Points: | Base[3] | DW[6] | TW[9]

1. sit pretty Informal To be in a very favorable position.

2. sit tight Informal To be patient and await the next move.

1. The act of sitting.

2. A period of time spent sitting.

3. The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.

1. sit down To take a seat.

2. sit in To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.

3. sit in To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.

4. sit in To take part in a sit-in.

5. on Informal To confer about.

6. on Informal To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.

7. on Informal To postpone action or resolution regarding.

8. on Slang Informal To rebuke sharply; reprimand.

9. sit out To stay until the end of.

10. sit out To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.

11. sit up To rise from lying down to a sitting position.

12. sit up To sit with the spine erect.

13. sit up To stay up later than the customary bedtime.

14. sit up To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.

1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.

2. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.

3. To perch. Used of birds.

4. To cover eggs for hatching; brood.

5. To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.

6. To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set1.

7. To pose for an artist or photographer.

8. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.

9. To be in session.

10. To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.

11. To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.

12. To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.

13. Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.

14. To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.

15. To keep watch or take care of a child.

1. To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.

2. To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.

3. To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.

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