sit

• Verb

  1. To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
  2. To move oneself into such a position.
  3. To occupy a given position.
  4. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
  5. To be a member of a deliberative body.
  6. Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
  7. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
  8. To be adjusted; to fit.
  9. To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
  10. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
  11. To accommodate in seats; to seat.
  12. To babysit.
  13. To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
  14. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
  15. To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
  16. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
  17. (obsolete) To keep one's seat when faced with (a blow, attack); to endure, to put up with.

• Noun
• Noun