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  • 91sit — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which the body is supported more or less upright by the buttocks resting on the ground or a raised seat etc., with the thighs usu. horizontal. 2 tr. cause to sit;… …

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  • 92sit */*/*/ — UK [sɪt] / US verb Word forms sit : present tense I/you/we/they sit he/she/it sits present participle sitting past tense sat UK [sæt] / US past participle sat 1) [intransitive] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a… …

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  • 93down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ …

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  • 94down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ …

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  • 95sit — [c]/sɪt / (say sit) verb (sat or, Archaic, sate, sitting) –verb (i) 1. to rest on the lower part of the body; be seated. 2. to be situated; dwell. 3. to rest or lie. 4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.: to sit for a… …

  • 96sit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sit down, perch; pose; hold session, convene; fit, suit; brood; be situated. See location. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To assume a sitting posture] Syn. be seated, seat oneself, take a seat, sit down,… …

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  • 97Sit-in — A sit in or sit down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. A sit in is a form of nonviolent protest. ProcessIn a sit in,… …

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  • 98sit in — verb 1. attend as a visitor Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class? • Hypernyms: ↑attend, ↑go to • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. participate in an act of civil disobedience • Derivationall …

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  • 99sit on — Synonyms and related words: abut on, adopt, appropriate, arrogate, asphyxiate, assume, bawl out, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, black out, bottle up, censor, chew, chew ass, chew out, choke off, clamp down on, colonize, conquer, cork …

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  • 100sit —   Noho;    ♦ sit haughtily, noho aha aha;    ♦ sit quietly, noho mālie, kaiāmū, akanoho, noho pū;    ♦ sit properly, noho pono;    ♦ sit hunched up, ho okuapu u, ōku u, ōpū, pūku i;    ♦ sit with one knee drawn up, kūkulu;    ♦ sit on the heels,… …

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