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Sit out

verb
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
"I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit it out."
2.verbTo await the cessation of, without taking part.
3.verbTo be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.
4.verbTo lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
5.verbTo escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
6.nounA time-out.
7.nounAn outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform.
8.nounA wrestling move that is often used to escape from a hold in which one straightens one's legs to get into a sitting position where one can use them for leverage.
9.nounA protest action in which protesters refuse to go to work or school, or in which they show up but do not work.

Synonyms

opt outhikelean outstand backpasswithsaystay outstand downskipdeclineback outskip out
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