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sit
v. rest on the legs and buttocks; take a seat; place in a seat; brood, cover eggs to warm them before hatching; be located, be situated; pose or model for an artist; fit, hang (about clothes); babysit, supervise someone's children


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SIT
As an acronym SIT may mean: In education:School for International Training, Brattleboro, VermontSinhgad Institute Of Technology, Lonavala, IndiaSouthern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New ZealandStevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New JerseySydney Institute of TAFE, Sydney, AustraliaOther uses:Systematic Inventive Thinking, an international consultancy firm creating future business through systematic innovation.Singapore Improvement Trust, a government public housing organizationSlovenian tolar, the ISO 4217 code for the former currency of SloveniaSocial identity theorySociety of Instrument TechnologySpecial information tone in telephonySterile insect technique a technique for managing insect populations.Strategic Information Technology a banking software companySwatch Internet Time, a system of measuring timeSpecial Investigation Team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentA common file extension for compressed files created with StuffIt
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Sitting
Sitting is a rest position supported by the buttocks or thighs where the torso is more or less upright. There are several ways for humans to sit.
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StuffIt is a family of software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Apple MacintoshMicrosoft Windows and Linux platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh and remains common on that platform. The proprietary compression format used by the StuffIt utilities is also termed StuffIt.
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sit
Verb
1. be seated
(synonym) sit down
(antonym) stand, stand up
(hyponym) lounge
(entail) sit down
(see-also) sit out
(verb-group) sit down
(derivation) sitting
2. sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
(hypernym) be
3. take a seat
(synonym) sit down
(hypernym) change posture
(verb-group) sit down
4. be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
(hypernym) convene
(derivation) sitting
5. assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
(synonym) model, pose, posture
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
(hyponym) ramp
(derivation) artist's model, sitter
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
6. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
(synonym) ride
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) override
(verb-group) ride
(classification) riding, horseback riding
7. work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
(synonym) baby-sit
(hypernym) guard
(derivation) babysitter, baby-sitter, sitter
8. show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
(synonym) seat, sit down
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) reseat
(cause) sit down
(verb-group) sit down


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Sit

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
  
 
(v. t.)
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.
  
 
(v. t.)
To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally.
  
 
(v. t.)
To suit (well / ill); to become.
  
 
(v. t.)
To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
  
 
(v. t.)
To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.
  
 
(v. t.)
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
  
 
(v. t.)
To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
  
 
(v. t.)
To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
  
 
(v. t.)
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
  
 
(v. t.)
To hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.
  
 
(v. t.)
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
  
 
(v. t.)
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
  
 
(v. t.)
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
  
 
(v. t.)
To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
  

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