英语词汇“to sit upon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. intransitive. To be seated upon (a chair, an object, the ground, etc.); = to sit on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic.Quot. OE shows equivalent use of up on; compare discussion at upon prep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > be upon something [verb (intransitive)]

to sit on ——eOE

leanOE

restOE

to sit upon ——c1300

set1570

insist1598

seat1607

inside1657

repose1799

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 48 Eac se stan tobærst and heo [sc. the saint] sæt up on þam wætere.]

c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) l. 577 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 235 Þe ston þat ich op-on sitte.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xi. f. 32^v His wife sitteth vpon the grounde.

1613 R. Harcourt Relation Voy. Guiana 41 This Idole is fashioned like a man sitting vpon his heeles, holding open his knees.

1650 T. Bayly Herba Parietis 3 So many tripartited walls, with benches for to sit upon.

1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper I. 8 A settle-bed, which served the double purpose of being sat upon, and slept in.

1884 N. J. Floyd Thorns in Flesh xx. 329 ‘What!’ exclaimed the general, springing up from the train of a gun carriage, upon which he was sitting.

1914 Forest & Stream 25 Apr. 543/2 I sat upon a rock in mid-stream and pondered.

2011 Jrnl. Musicol. 28 79 The visual focus of the scene is Mary, who sits upon a throne.

b. intransitive. To support one's weight upon (the backside, haunches, tail, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (intransitive)] > be supported

rideOE

restOE

to sit upon ——1481

rely1572

stay1585

to sit on ——1605

seat1607

bottoma1640

step1791

heel1850

bed1875

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 18 He satte vpon his hammes.

1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 104 And likewise there was finely put, A Cushion underneath her Scut. There as she sate upon her Crupper, She bad her Folks to bring in Supper.

1857 M. Reid Young Yägers iv. 23 Having joined the lion, she squatted beside him; and both now sat upon their tails, like two gigantic cats.

1998 B. Elton Blast from Past (1999) xv. 89 Slowly she slid down the wall, her back cold against the plaster until she sat upon her haunches.

2. intransitive. Of a thing: to be situated upon; to rest, lie, or be supported upon (something); = to sit on —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2. Frequently figurative (chiefly poetic and literary).

ΚΠ

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) l. 735 Þer sat is ship up-on þe sond.

1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §63. m. 34 The litell boone that sitteth upon the greate fynne.

1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie iii. iv. sig. E4^v Me thought there sate vpon a shelfe three damaske prunes in veluet caps.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads ii. 20 That sleep all night upon his eyes should sit.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. ix. 126 A fatal paleness sate upon her cheek.

1820 W. Scott Monastery III. xii. 302 Your Father and Abbot will not disgrace the mitre which sits upon his brow.

1853 M. Arnold Sohrab & Rustum in Poems (new ed.) 38 Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 July a20 Azerbaijan sits upon large reserves of both natural gas and oil.

3. intransitive. To sit in judgement upon or deliberate upon (a matter). Formerly also: †to sit in judgement upon (a person) (obsolete). Cf. to sit on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > sit in judgement on

to sit on ——c1390

to sit upon ——a1500

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 21 Þe domys-man come to þe Cite, for to sitte vp on brekers of þe lawe.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. xiv. 21 They appoynted a daye to syt vpon these matters quyetly amonge them selues.

1574 T. Cartwright tr. W. Travers Full Declar. Eccl. Discipline Table Deacons which he appointed..to sit vppon the offences that arise in the churches.

a1693 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. (1719) I. 153 Her Father..caused her Corps to be taken up, the Coroner to sit upon her, and further Enquiry to be made.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 550. ¶3 At which time I intend to sit upon Business.

1863 St. James's Mag. Aug. 70 A medical commission had sat upon me.

1946 Times of India 5 Oct. 9/3 Mr. C. B. Cockaine..supported the amendment that a select committee be allowed to sit upon the Bill.

2012 Industr. Cases Rep. 788 797 He went on, in company with those others of their Lordships who sat uponthe case, to dismiss the appeal.

4. intransitive. To have a seat on or be a member of (a jury, commission, board of directors, etc.); = to sit on —— 4 at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > deliberate on > have a seat on (a deliberative assembly)

to sit on ——a1538

to sit upon ——1538

1538 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 134 The kinges maiestye hathe appointed you..to sit vpon the tryall of knell being accused of Treason.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 282 We find not that there was any..commission sitten upon about their death.

1676 I. Mather Hist. King Philip's War (1862) 48 Indians as well as English sate upon the Jury.

1884 W. Trant Trade Unions ii. 41 The conference of delegates..urged upon the Government that a trade unionist representative should sit upon the commission.

1944 H. L. Mencken Diary 22 Apr. (1989) 315 In addition to their heavy teaching loads, they have to sit upon innumerable committees.

2009 Law & Hist. Rev. 29 717 Subsistence farmers..may..have sat upon juries in the less formal manor courts.

5. intransitive. Of care, age, guilt, etc.: to press or weigh upon (a person, a person's mind, etc.), usually in a specified way; = to sit on —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > afflict > oppress or afflict

heavyc897

narroweOE

overlayOE

overseamOE

twingea1300

to weigh downa1340

grieve1340

besit1377

oppressc1384

foila1400

thringa1400

empressc1400

enpressc1400

aska1425

press?a1425

peisea1450

straita1464

constraina1500

overhale1531

to grate on or upon1532

wrack1562

surcharge1592

to lie heavy uponc1595

to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595

to sit on ——1607

to sit upon ——1607

gall1614

bear1645

weight1647

obsess1648

aggrieve1670

swinge1681

lean1736

gravitate1754

weigh1794

1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 21 Our Fathers sins sit not heauie vpon our shoulders.

1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 172 These Questions well answer'd, will..make a Man's Years sit easy upon him.

1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) 451 There must therefore be some method of making it sit a little easy upon their minds.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xiv. 88 To make reparation..for the insult he had given him, which sat still upon my father's mind.

1918 J. C. Beecham Argus Pheasant xi. 126 Responsibility was sitting heavily upon his shoulders.

2012 Times of India (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Crest ed.) Age sits lightly upon him.

6. intransitive. To come down heavily, hard, etc., upon; to be tough or ruthless with (a person). Cf. to sit on —— 7 at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΚΠ

1646 F. Taylor Danger of Vowes Neglected 16 By the same Gods that sit so heavie upon them that break covenants.

1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. ix. 583 He..would never..give that Party any Favour..but on the contrary sat hard upon them on all Occasions.

1879 M. Arnold Pref. to Mixed Ess. in Internat. Jrnl. Ethics (1923) 33 277 To feel oneself over-tutored, over-governed, sate upon..by authority.

1883 Judy 12 Dec. 286/2 The chair is mine, sir... 'Tis my plan To sit upon it, and, as you Shall see, upon the nation too!

1977 Undercurrents June 18/1 These huge public charivari were sat upon heavily by the police.

†7. intransitive. Of food: to lie upon (the stomach) in a specified way; to be (easily, poorly, etc.) digestible. Also figurative. Cf. to sit on —— 6 at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [verb (intransitive)] > be digested or undergo digestion > easily

to sit on ——1678

to sit upon ——1697

1697 J. Pechey Plain Introd. Art Physick x. 65 The lightest Water is best..; but the meaning is, it sits lighter upon the Stomach and Bowels.

1712 W. King Art of Cookery (ed. 2) 10 You cannot imagine..how much easier they will sit upon your Stomach.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iv. 71 Good liquor will sit upon a good supper, but a good supper will not sit upon..my conscience.

1836 Q. Christian Spectator Sept. 444 When it is down, he is at special pains to observe how it sits upon his stomach.

1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 129 Citrate of potash sits easily upon the stomach.

1911 Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 10 Oct. 4/1 He..eats a good-sized breakfast, which ‘sits well’ upon his stomach.

8. intransitive. colloquial. To snub or put down (a person); to squash (an idea, a proposal, etc.). Cf. to sit on —— 8 at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)]

anitherOE

fellOE

lowc1175

to lay lowc1225

to set adownc1275

snuba1340

meekc1350

depose1377

aneantizea1382

to bring lowa1387

declinea1400

meekenc1400

to pull downc1425

avalec1430

to-gradea1440

to put downc1440

humble1484

alow1494

deject?1521

depress1526

plucka1529

to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533

to bring down1535

to bring basec1540

adbass1548

diminish1560

afflict1561

to take down1562

to throw down1567

debase1569

embase1571

diminute1575

to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576

exinanite1577

to take (a person) a peg lower1589

to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589

disbasea1592

to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592

comb-cut1593

unpuff1598

atterr1605

dismount1608

annihilate1610

crest-fall1611

demit1611

pulla1616

avilea1617

to put a scorn on, upon1633

mortify1639

dimit1658

to put a person's pipe out1720

to let down1747

to set down1753

humiliate1757

to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789

start1821

squabash1822

to wipe a person's eye1823

to crop the feathers of1827

embarrass1839

to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864

to sit upon ——1864

squelch1864

to cut out of all feather1865

to sit on ——1868

to turn down1870

to score off1882

to do (a person) in the eye1891

puncture1908

to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908

to cut down to size1927

flatten1932

to slap (a person) down1938

punk1963

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.)

shendOE

whelvec1000

allayOE

ofdrunkenc1175

quenchc1175

quashc1275

stanchc1315

quella1325

slockena1340

drenchc1374

vanquishc1380

stuffa1387

daunt?a1400

adauntc1400

to put downa1425

overwhelmc1425

overwhelvec1450

quatc1450

slockc1485

suppressa1500

suffocate1526

quealc1530

to trample under foot1530

repress1532

quail1533

suppress1537

infringe1543

revocate1547

whelm1553

queasom1561

knetcha1564

squench1577

restinguish1579

to keep down1581

trample1583

repel1592

accable1602

crush1610

to wrestle down?1611

chokea1616

stranglea1616

stifle1621

smother1632

overpower1646

resuppress1654

strangulate1665

instranglea1670

to choke back, down, in, out1690

to nip or crush in the bud1746

spiflicate1749

squasha1777

to get under1799

burke1835

to stamp out1851

to trample down1853

quelch1864

to sit upon ——1864

squelch1864

smash1865

garrotte1878

scotch1888

douse1916

to drive under1920

stomp1936

stultify1958

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Sit-upon, to overcome or rebuke, to express contempt for a man in a marked manner.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xviii ‘Bell, what is good for you, when you're sat upon?’ ‘Patience,’ says Bell.

1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxxvi. 298 Father sat upon the idea as a mad one.

a1944 F. B. Farris From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents (1985) 45 The young men felt very much ‘sat upon’ so they started looking for some way to get even.

2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. One woman tries to recommend a particular stock... She is politely but firmly sat upon.

9. intransitive. To fail to either take action on or pass to anyone else (information, a report, etc.); = to sit on —— 9b at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > keep to oneself without acting upon

to sit upon ——1906

to sit on ——1948

1906 R. Kipling in Tribune 15 Jan. 4/2 I told him the story of a three-million pound insurrection caused by a deputy Under-Secretary sitting upon a mass of green-labelled correspondence instead of reading it.

1938 N.Y. Times 27 Apr. 3/3 As to whether the Rules Committee would let the measure reach the floor, or sit upon it until too late for action,..the committee itself would have to answer the question.

2016 Pakistan Law Reporter (Nexis) 8 Nov. They sat upon the report of the Committee for almost three years.

单词	to sit upon
释义	> as lemmas to sit upon —— to sit upon —— 1. a. intransitive. To be seated upon (a chair, an object, the ground, etc.); = to sit on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic.Quot. OE shows equivalent use of up on; compare discussion at upon prep. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > be upon something [verb (intransitive)] to sit on ——eOE leanOE restOE to sit upon ——c1300 set1570 insist1598 seat1607 inside1657 repose1799 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 48 Eac se stan tobærst and heo [sc. the saint] sæt up on þam wætere.] c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) l. 577 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 235 Þe ston þat ich op-on sitte. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xi. f. 32^v His wife sitteth vpon the grounde. 1613 R. Harcourt Relation Voy. Guiana 41 This Idole is fashioned like a man sitting vpon his heeles, holding open his knees. 1650 T. Bayly Herba Parietis 3 So many tripartited walls, with benches for to sit upon. 1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper I. 8 A settle-bed, which served the double purpose of being sat upon, and slept in. 1884 N. J. Floyd Thorns in Flesh xx. 329 ‘What!’ exclaimed the general, springing up from the train of a gun carriage, upon which he was sitting. 1914 Forest & Stream 25 Apr. 543/2 I sat upon a rock in mid-stream and pondered. 2011 Jrnl. Musicol. 28 79 The visual focus of the scene is Mary, who sits upon a throne. b. intransitive. To support one's weight upon (the backside, haunches, tail, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (intransitive)] > be supported rideOE restOE to sit upon ——1481 rely1572 stay1585 to sit on ——1605 seat1607 bottoma1640 step1791 heel1850 bed1875 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 18 He satte vpon his hammes. 1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 104 And likewise there was finely put, A Cushion underneath her Scut. There as she sate upon her Crupper, She bad her Folks to bring in Supper. 1857 M. Reid Young Yägers iv. 23 Having joined the lion, she squatted beside him; and both now sat upon their tails, like two gigantic cats. 1998 B. Elton Blast from Past (1999) xv. 89 Slowly she slid down the wall, her back cold against the plaster until she sat upon her haunches. 2. intransitive. Of a thing: to be situated upon; to rest, lie, or be supported upon (something); = to sit on —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2. Frequently figurative (chiefly poetic and literary). ΚΠ c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) l. 735 Þer sat is ship up-on þe sond. 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §63. m. 34 The litell boone that sitteth upon the greate fynne. 1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie iii. iv. sig. E4^v Me thought there sate vpon a shelfe three damaske prunes in veluet caps. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads ii. 20 That sleep all night upon his eyes should sit. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. ix. 126 A fatal paleness sate upon her cheek. 1820 W. Scott Monastery III. xii. 302 Your Father and Abbot will not disgrace the mitre which sits upon his brow. 1853 M. Arnold Sohrab & Rustum in Poems (new ed.) 38 Truth sits upon the lips of dying men. 1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 July a20 Azerbaijan sits upon large reserves of both natural gas and oil. 3. intransitive. To sit in judgement upon or deliberate upon (a matter). Formerly also: †to sit in judgement upon (a person) (obsolete). Cf. to sit on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > judge or determine judicially [verb (transitive)] > sit in judgement on to sit on ——c1390 to sit upon ——a1500 a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 21 Þe domys-man come to þe Cite, for to sitte vp on brekers of þe lawe. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. xiv. 21 They appoynted a daye to syt vpon these matters quyetly amonge them selues. 1574 T. Cartwright tr. W. Travers Full Declar. Eccl. Discipline Table Deacons which he appointed..to sit vppon the offences that arise in the churches. a1693 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. (1719) I. 153 Her Father..caused her Corps to be taken up, the Coroner to sit upon her, and further Enquiry to be made. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 550. ¶3 At which time I intend to sit upon Business. 1863 St. James's Mag. Aug. 70 A medical commission had sat upon me. 1946 Times of India 5 Oct. 9/3 Mr. C. B. Cockaine..supported the amendment that a select committee be allowed to sit upon the Bill. 2012 Industr. Cases Rep. 788 797 He went on, in company with those others of their Lordships who sat uponthe case, to dismiss the appeal. 4. intransitive. To have a seat on or be a member of (a jury, commission, board of directors, etc.); = to sit on —— 4 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > deliberate on > have a seat on (a deliberative assembly) to sit on ——a1538 to sit upon ——1538 1538 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 134 The kinges maiestye hathe appointed you..to sit vpon the tryall of knell being accused of Treason. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 282 We find not that there was any..commission sitten upon about their death. 1676 I. Mather Hist. King Philip's War (1862) 48 Indians as well as English sate upon the Jury. 1884 W. Trant Trade Unions ii. 41 The conference of delegates..urged upon the Government that a trade unionist representative should sit upon the commission. 1944 H. L. Mencken Diary 22 Apr. (1989) 315 In addition to their heavy teaching loads, they have to sit upon innumerable committees. 2009 Law & Hist. Rev. 29 717 Subsistence farmers..may..have sat upon juries in the less formal manor courts. 5. intransitive. Of care, age, guilt, etc.: to press or weigh upon (a person, a person's mind, etc.), usually in a specified way; = to sit on —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > afflict > oppress or afflict heavyc897 narroweOE overlayOE overseamOE twingea1300 to weigh downa1340 grieve1340 besit1377 oppressc1384 foila1400 thringa1400 empressc1400 enpressc1400 aska1425 press?a1425 peisea1450 straita1464 constraina1500 overhale1531 to grate on or upon1532 wrack1562 surcharge1592 to lie heavy uponc1595 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 to sit on ——1607 to sit upon ——1607 gall1614 bear1645 weight1647 obsess1648 aggrieve1670 swinge1681 lean1736 gravitate1754 weigh1794 1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 21 Our Fathers sins sit not heauie vpon our shoulders. 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 172 These Questions well answer'd, will..make a Man's Years sit easy upon him. 1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) 451 There must therefore be some method of making it sit a little easy upon their minds. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xiv. 88 To make reparation..for the insult he had given him, which sat still upon my father's mind. 1918 J. C. Beecham Argus Pheasant xi. 126 Responsibility was sitting heavily upon his shoulders. 2012 Times of India (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Crest ed.) Age sits lightly upon him. 6. intransitive. To come down heavily, hard, etc., upon; to be tough or ruthless with (a person). Cf. to sit on —— 7 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1646 F. Taylor Danger of Vowes Neglected 16 By the same Gods that sit so heavie upon them that break covenants. 1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. ix. 583 He..would never..give that Party any Favour..but on the contrary sat hard upon them on all Occasions. 1879 M. Arnold Pref. to Mixed Ess. in Internat. Jrnl. Ethics (1923) 33 277 To feel oneself over-tutored, over-governed, sate upon..by authority. 1883 Judy 12 Dec. 286/2 The chair is mine, sir... 'Tis my plan To sit upon it, and, as you Shall see, upon the nation too! 1977 Undercurrents June 18/1 These huge public charivari were sat upon heavily by the police. †7. intransitive. Of food: to lie upon (the stomach) in a specified way; to be (easily, poorly, etc.) digestible. Also figurative. Cf. to sit on —— 6 at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [verb (intransitive)] > be digested or undergo digestion > easily to sit on ——1678 to sit upon ——1697 1697 J. Pechey Plain Introd. Art Physick x. 65 The lightest Water is best..; but the meaning is, it sits lighter upon the Stomach and Bowels. 1712 W. King Art of Cookery (ed. 2) 10 You cannot imagine..how much easier they will sit upon your Stomach. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iv. 71 Good liquor will sit upon a good supper, but a good supper will not sit upon..my conscience. 1836 Q. Christian Spectator Sept. 444 When it is down, he is at special pains to observe how it sits upon his stomach. 1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 129 Citrate of potash sits easily upon the stomach. 1911 Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 10 Oct. 4/1 He..eats a good-sized breakfast, which ‘sits well’ upon his stomach. 8. intransitive. colloquial. To snub or put down (a person); to squash (an idea, a proposal, etc.). Cf. to sit on —— 8 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)] anitherOE fellOE lowc1175 to lay lowc1225 to set adownc1275 snuba1340 meekc1350 depose1377 aneantizea1382 to bring lowa1387 declinea1400 meekenc1400 to pull downc1425 avalec1430 to-gradea1440 to put downc1440 humble1484 alow1494 deject?1521 depress1526 plucka1529 to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533 to bring down1535 to bring basec1540 adbass1548 diminish1560 afflict1561 to take down1562 to throw down1567 debase1569 embase1571 diminute1575 to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576 exinanite1577 to take (a person) a peg lower1589 to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589 disbasea1592 to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592 comb-cut1593 unpuff1598 atterr1605 dismount1608 annihilate1610 crest-fall1611 demit1611 pulla1616 avilea1617 to put a scorn on, upon1633 mortify1639 dimit1658 to put a person's pipe out1720 to let down1747 to set down1753 humiliate1757 to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789 start1821 squabash1822 to wipe a person's eye1823 to crop the feathers of1827 embarrass1839 to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 to cut out of all feather1865 to sit on ——1868 to turn down1870 to score off1882 to do (a person) in the eye1891 puncture1908 to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908 to cut down to size1927 flatten1932 to slap (a person) down1938 punk1963 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.) shendOE whelvec1000 allayOE ofdrunkenc1175 quenchc1175 quashc1275 stanchc1315 quella1325 slockena1340 drenchc1374 vanquishc1380 stuffa1387 daunt?a1400 adauntc1400 to put downa1425 overwhelmc1425 overwhelvec1450 quatc1450 slockc1485 suppressa1500 suffocate1526 quealc1530 to trample under foot1530 repress1532 quail1533 suppress1537 infringe1543 revocate1547 whelm1553 queasom1561 knetcha1564 squench1577 restinguish1579 to keep down1581 trample1583 repel1592 accable1602 crush1610 to wrestle down?1611 chokea1616 stranglea1616 stifle1621 smother1632 overpower1646 resuppress1654 strangulate1665 instranglea1670 to choke back, down, in, out1690 to nip or crush in the bud1746 spiflicate1749 squasha1777 to get under1799 burke1835 to stamp out1851 to trample down1853 quelch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 smash1865 garrotte1878 scotch1888 douse1916 to drive under1920 stomp1936 stultify1958 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Sit-upon, to overcome or rebuke, to express contempt for a man in a marked manner. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xviii ‘Bell, what is good for you, when you're sat upon?’ ‘Patience,’ says Bell. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxxvi. 298 Father sat upon the idea as a mad one. a1944 F. B. Farris From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents (1985) 45 The young men felt very much ‘sat upon’ so they started looking for some way to get even. 2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. One woman tries to recommend a particular stock... She is politely but firmly sat upon. 9. intransitive. To fail to either take action on or pass to anyone else (information, a report, etc.); = to sit on —— 9b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > keep to oneself without acting upon to sit upon ——1906 to sit on ——1948 1906 R. Kipling in Tribune 15 Jan. 4/2 I told him the story of a three-million pound insurrection caused by a deputy Under-Secretary sitting upon a mass of green-labelled correspondence instead of reading it. 1938 N.Y. Times 27 Apr. 3/3 As to whether the Rules Committee would let the measure reach the floor, or sit upon it until too late for action,..the committee itself would have to answer the question. 2016 Pakistan Law Reporter (Nexis) 8 Nov. They sat upon the report of the Committee for almost three years. extracted from sitv. < as lemmas
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