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sitting sitting definition

sitting


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sit 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 



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