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S0437300 (sĭt)v. sat (săt), sit·ting, sits v.intr.1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.2. a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.b. To perch. Used of birds.3. To cover eggs for hatching; brood.4. To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.5. To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set¹.6. To pose for an artist or photographer.7. a. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.b. To be in session.8. To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.9. To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.10. To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.11. To be agreeable to one; please: The idea didn't sit well with any of us.12. Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.13. To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.14. To keep watch or take care of a child.v.tr.1. To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.2. To keep one's seat on (an animal): She sits her horse well.3. To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.4. To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.n.1. a. The act of sitting.b. A period of time spent sitting.2. The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.Phrasal Verbs: sit down To take a seat. sit in1. To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.2. To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.3. To take part in a sit-in. sit on (or upon)1. To confer about.2. To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.3. To postpone action or resolution regarding.4. Slang To rebuke sharply; reprimand. sit out1. To stay until the end of.2. To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance. sit up1. To rise from lying down to a sitting position.2. To sit with the spine erect.3. To stay up later than the customary bedtime.4. To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.Idioms: sit on (one's) hands To fail to act. sit pretty Informal To be in a very favorable position. sit tight Informal To be patient and await the next move.

[Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

sits

trimmer - One who sits on the fence or remains neutral about political issues.
insessor - One who sits in or on/upon something.
nest - From Indo-European nizdos, literally "(place where the bird) sits down."
soot - Etymologically, something that "sits" on something else—like film settling on a surface.

SitS

Acronym	Definition
SitS➣Science in the Summer (various locations)
SitS➣Standing in the Shadows (book)
SitS➣System Integrated Test Station
SitS➣Sing in the Shower
SitS➣Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum song)
SitS➣Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis (rotator cuff muscles)
SitS➣Science Instrument Test System
SitS➣System Integration Test Station
SitS➣Software and Information Technology Services
SitS➣Science Instrument Test Set
SitS➣System Integration Test Stand
SitS➣Scitor International Telecommunications Services Inc (SITA)
SitS➣Samoa Information Technology Society (professional group)
SitS➣Secure Imagery Transmission System
SitS➣System Imaging Toolkit for Solaris