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sit
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; "When does the court of law sit?")
5. (1) model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a 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")
Grep of noun sit
alluvial deposit
bank deposit
bedsit
certificate of deposit
demand deposit
deposit
mass rapid transit
posit
public transit
rapid transit
safe-deposit
safety-deposit
security deposit
sit-down
sit-down strike
sit-in
sit-up
sita
sitar
sitar player
sitcom
site
site visit
sitka
sitka spruce
sitka willow
sitophylus
sitophylus oryzae
sitotroga
sitotroga cerealella
sitsang
sitta
sitta canadensis
sitta carolinensis
sitta europaea
sitter
sittidae
sitting
sitting bull
sitting duck
sitting room
sitting trot
situation
situation comedy
sitwell
sitz bath
time deposit
transit
visit
Antonyms of verb sit
1 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit, sit down
Antonym of stand (Sense 1)
=>stand, stand up
Antonym of lie (Sense 2)
=>lie
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
=> change
Sense 4
sit
=> convene
=> meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
=> expose, exhibit, display
=> show
Sense 6
ride, sit
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
=> guard
=> watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
=> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
=> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
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, hunker down
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
=> ramp
Sense 6
ride, sit
=> override
=> ride herd
=> outride
=> ride horseback
=> prance
=> canter
=> gallop, extend
Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down
=> reseat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
'Cause To' of verb sit
1 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down
=> sit, sit down
Derived Forms of verb sit
4 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit, sit down
RELATED TO>(noun) sitting#2
=> sitting
Sense 4
sit
RELATED TO>(noun) sitting#4
=> sitting
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
RELATED TO>(noun) sitter#4
=> artist's model, sitter
RELATED TO>(noun) sitting#1
=> sitting, posing
Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
RELATED TO>(noun) sitter#3
=> babysitter, baby-sitter, sitter
Domain of verb sit
2 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
TOPIC>(noun) art#2, artistic creation#1, artistic production#1
Sense 6
ride, sit
TOPIC>(noun) riding#2, horseback riding#2
Domain Terms of verb sit
Familiarity of verb sit
sit used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb sit
8 senses of sit
Sense 1
sit, sit down
EX: The children sit in the rocking chair
EX: There sit some children in the rocking chair
Sense 2
sit
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
sit down, sit
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
sit
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 6
ride, sit
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sit
7 of 8 senses of sit
Sense 2
sit
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 3
sit down, sit
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
Sense 4
sit
> convene
=> reconvene
=> sit
Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture
> expose, exhibit, display
=> open
=> produce, bring forth
=> hold up
=> bench
=> moon
=> flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank
=> brandish
=> model
=> model, pose, sit, posture
=> pillory, gibbet
Sense 6
ride, sit
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 7
baby-sit, sit
> guard
=> patrol, police
=> stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel
=> baby-sit, sit
=> baby-sit
Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down
> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> step
=> replace, put back
=> stratify
=> plant
=> intersperse
=> nestle, snuggle
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> emplace
=> emplace
=> ship
=> underlay
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw, thrust
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down, put down, place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> set down
=> bottle
=> bucket
=> barrel
=> ground
=> pillow, rest
=> misplace, mislay, lose
=> upend
=> seat, sit, sit down
=> lay, put down, repose
=> stand, stand up, place upright
=> recline
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in, set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize, glycerolise
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
=> imbricate
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 verb sit
baby-sit
deposit
exposit
posit
redeposit
reposit
revisit
sit
sit back
sit by
sit down
sit in
sit out
sit tight
sit up
site
situate
transit
visit
Grep of adj sit
safe-deposit
safety-deposit
sitting
situated
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