[sit] vb sat ; sit.ting [ME sitten, fr. OE sittan; akin to OHG sizzen to sit, L sedere, Gk hezesthai to sit, hedra seat] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to rest on the buttocks or haunches "~ in a chair"--often used with down b: perch, roost
2: to occupy a place as a member of an official body "~ in Congress"
3: to hold a session: be in session for official business
4: to cover eggs for hatching: brood
5. a: to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed b: to serve as a model
6. archaic: to have one's dwelling place: dwell
7. a: to lie or hang relative to a wearer "the collar ~s awkwardly" b: to affect one with or as if with weight "the food sat heavily on his stomach" 8: lie, rest "a kettle sitting on the stove"
9. a: to have a location "the house ~s well back from the road" b of wind: to blow from a certain direction 10: to remain inactive or quiescent "the car ~s in the garage" 11: to take an examination 12: baby-sit 13: to please or agree with one--used with with and an adverb "the decision did not ~ well with me" ~ vt 1: to cause to be seated: place on or in a seat--often used with down
2: to sit on (eggs)
3: to keep one's seat on "~ a horse"
4: to provide seats or seating room for "the car will ~ six people" -- sit on 1: to hold deliberations concerning
2: repress, squelch
3: to delay action or decision concerning -- sit pretty : to be in a highly favorable situation -- sit tight 1: to maintain one's position without change
2: to remain quiet in or as if in hiding -- sit under : to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of; also: to attend the classes or lectures of
[2]sit n (1776) 1: the manner in which a garment fits
2: an act or period of sitting