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The Meaning of sit
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() obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
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(v. t.) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
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(v. t.) To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
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(v. t.) To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
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(v. t.) To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally.
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(v. t.) To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
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(v. t.) To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
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(v. t.) To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
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(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.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
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(v. t.) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
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(v. t.) To suit (well / ill); to become.
Homophones
cit
Rhymes
acquit
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admit
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armpit
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barritt
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befit
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bit
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boblitt
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brit
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britt
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bullshit
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burditt
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chit
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clampitt
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cockpit
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commit
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counterfeit
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dewitt
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dewitte
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douthit
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douthitt
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emit
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fit
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fitt
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flit
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fytte
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gillett
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goldschmidt
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grit
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hit
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hitt
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hypocrite
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identikit
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it
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it-wit
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kit
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knit
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lafitte
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legit
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lit
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litt
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mcnitt
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messerschmitt
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misfit
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mitt
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moonlit
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nit
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obit
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omit
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outfit
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outwit
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permit
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pit
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pitt
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plitt
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politte
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presplit
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pritt
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quit
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readmit
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recommit
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remit
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resubmit
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retrofit
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savitt
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schmidt
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schmit
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schmitt
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shit
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skit
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slit
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smit
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spit
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split
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stitt
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submit
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sunlit
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tidbit
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tit
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transmit
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tritt
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unfit
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vitt
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whit
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whitt
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wit
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witt
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witte
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writ