- sit on
- phrasal 1. to hold deliberations concerning 2. repress, squelch 3. to delay action or decision concerning 4. to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit — [sit] vi. sat, sitting [ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base * sed , to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit] 1. a) to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a… … English World dictionary
sit-in — [ sitin ] n. m. inv. • 1967; mot angl. , de to sit in « prendre place, s installer » ♦ Anglic. Forme de contestation non violente consistant à s asseoir par terre en groupes pour occuper des lieux publics. Les étudiants ont organisé des sit in. ● … Encyclopédie Universelle
sit — ► VERB (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1) be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks and one s back is upright. 2) be or remain in a particular position or state: the fridge was sitting in a pool of… … English terms dictionary
Sit-in — Sit ịn auch: Sit|ịn 〈n. 15〉 Sitzstreik von Akademikern [<engl. sit „sitzen“ + in „in“] * * * Sit in, Sit|in [sɪt |ɪn ], das; [s], s [engl. sit in, zu: to sit in = teilnehmen, anwesend sein]: Aktion von Demonstrierenden, bei der sich die… … Universal-Lexikon
sit-in — /sit in /, n. 1. an organized passive protest, esp. against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places. 2. any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully… … Universalium
sit — SIT, situri, s.n. (Franţuzism) Peisaj. – fr. site Trimis de Zavaidoc, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DLRM SIT s. v. cadru, imaş, izlaz, păşune, peisaj, privelişte, scenă, tablou, vedere. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime sit s. n., pl. síturi … Dicționar Român
