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Sit

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1.SymbolISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Sino-Tibetan languages.
2.VerbTo be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
"After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.; You're finishing the chowder if you sit there (motionless) all evening!"
3.VerbTo move oneself into such a position.
"I asked him to sit."
4.VerbTo occupy a given position.
"The dishes are still sitting on the table!; The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.; Jim's pet parrot sat on his left shoulder."
5.VerbTo remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
6.VerbTo be a member of a deliberative body.
"I currently sit on a standards committee."
7.VerbOf 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?"
8.VerbTo lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
9.VerbTo be adjusted; to fit.
"Your new coat sits well."
10.VerbTo 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."
11.VerbTo 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."
12.VerbTo accommodate in seats; to seat.
"The dining room table sits eight comfortably."
13.VerbTo babysit.
"I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.; I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours."
14.VerbTo take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
15.VerbTo cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
16.VerbTo 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."
17.VerbTo have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
18.VerbTo keep one's seat when faced with (a blow, attack); to endure, to put up with. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
19.NounAn act of sitting.
20.NounSubsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
21.NounAn event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
22.NounClipping of situation.
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