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101sit*/*/*/ — [sɪt] (past tense and past participle sat [sæt] ) verb 1) [I] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a seat or the ground, while the upper part of your body is upright Sit still (= without moving) while I brush your… …
102sit — 1. verb /sɪt/ a) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object. After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax. b) To move oneself into such a position …
103down — down1 [ daun ] function word *** Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb to be : Oil… …
104down — 1 /daUn/ adverb 1 from above towards a lower place or position: David bent down to tie his shoelace. | The sun beat down on their heads all day long. 2 at a lower place or position than usual: You can t cross here, the bridge is down. 3 at or… …
105down — I UK [daʊn] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep.… …
106sit-in — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sit in : singular sit in plural sit ins a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their demands are listened to …
107sit-upon — the buttocks More common in Great Britain than in America, where sit upons were trousers, not bottoms, the equivalent of the contemporary British sit in ems. Also as a sit down upon or as a sitting: She had a tumour going from her… …
108sit — Synonyms and related words: be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum around, call together, carry, carry young, clock, convene, convoke, cover, do nothing, ensconce, gestate, goof off, hang around, hatch …
109sit-in — noun Date: 1937 1. sit down 1 2. a. an act of occupying seats in a racially segregated establishment in organized protest against discrimination b. an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest …
110sit around — verb To sit down and not do anything important …
