verb intransverb trans
to rest in a position supported by the buttocks and with the back upright
to perch or roost
to occupy a place as a member of an official body
to be in session for official business
said of a bird: to cover eggs for hatching
(+ for) to pose or act as a model for an artist or photographer
to lie or hang in a specified manner relative to a wearer
The collar sits awkwardly
to lie or rest on a surface
to baby-sit
to cause (somebody) to be seated; to place (somebody) on or in a seat
said of a bird: to sit on (eggs)
Brit to take part in (an examination) as a candidate
sit on
to delay action or decision concerning (something)
informal to repress or squash (somebody)
sit tight
informal to maintain one's position
[Old English sittan]