Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sit
4 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit sit down
=> lounge
=> sprawl
=> perch, roost, rest
=> squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down
Sense 5
model, pose, sit posture
=> ramp
Sense 6
ride, sit
=> override
=> ride herd
=> outride
=> ride horseback
=> canter
=> gallop, extend
Sense 8
seat, sit sit down
=> reseat
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sit
4 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit sit down
=> lounge
=> sprawl
=> spread-eagle
=> perch, roost, rest
=> squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down
Sense 5
model, pose, sit posture
=> ramp
Sense 6
ride, sit
=> override
=> ride herd
=> outride
=> ride horseback
=> canter
=> gallop
=> trot
=> canter
=> gallop, extend
Sense 8
seat, sit sit down
=> reseat
Entailment of verb sit
1 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit sit down
=> sit down sit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sit
8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit sit down
Also See-> sit out#2; sit down#1
Sense 2
sit
=> be
Sense 3
sit down sit
=> change posture
Sense 4
sit
=> convene
Sense 5
model, pose, sit posture
=> expose, exhibit, display
Sense 6
ride, sit
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
=> guard
Sense 8
seat, sit sit down
=> put set place pose, position, lay
Familiarity of verb sit
sit used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sit
Sense 1
sit sit down
Sense 3
sit down sit
=> change posture
Sense 8
seat, sit sit down
=> put set place pose, position, lay
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Sense 2
sit
=> be
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Sense 4
sit
=> convene
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Sense 5
model, pose, sit posture
=> expose, exhibit, display
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Sense 6
ride, sit
=> travel, go move locomote
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Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
=> guard
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Grep of noun sitting
babysitting
sitting
sitting bull
sitting duck
sitting room
sitting trot
Overview of noun sitting
The noun sitting has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sitting, posing -- (the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting")
2. (1) sitting -- (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting")
3. seance, sitting, session -- (a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor")
4. sitting -- (a session as of a legislature or court)
Overview of verb sit
The verb sit has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (134) sit sit down -- (be seated)
2. (33) sit -- (sit around often unused; "The object sat in the corner")
3. (10) sit down sit -- (take a seat)
4. (6) sit -- (be in session, as of courts of law, for example)
5. (1) model, pose, sit posture -- (as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
6. (1) ride, sit -- (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")
7. baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
8. seat, sit sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for: "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")
Overview of adj sitting
The adj sitting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) seated, sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated")
2. sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target")
Antonyms of adj sitting
2 senses of sitting
Sense 1
seated (vs. standing), sitting
Sense 2
sitting
INDIRECT (VIA nonmoving) -> moving
Similarity of adj sitting
2 senses of sitting
Sense 1
seated (vs. standing), sitting
Sense 2
sitting
=> nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving
Attributes of adj sitting
Familiarity of adj sitting
sitting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj sitting
sitting
Overview of noun sitting
The noun sitting has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sitting, posing -- (the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting")
2. (1) sitting -- (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting")
3. seance, sitting, session -- (a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor")
4. sitting -- (a session as of a legislature or court)
Overview of verb sit
The verb sit has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (134) sit sit down -- (be seated)
2. (33) sit -- (sit around often unused; "The object sat in the corner")
3. (10) sit down sit -- (take a seat)
4. (6) sit -- (be in session, as of courts of law, for example)
5. (1) model, pose, sit posture -- (as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
6. (1) ride, sit -- (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")
7. baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
8. seat, sit sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for: "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")
Overview of adj sitting
The adj sitting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) seated, sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated")
2. sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target")
sitting definition
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