1. to rest on the buttocks or haunches
sit in a chair —often used with down

2. perch, roost

3. to occupy a place as a member of an official body
sit in Congress

4. to hold a session be in session for official business

5. to cover eggs for hatching brood

6. to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed

7. to serve as a model

8. to have one's dwelling place dwell

9. to lie or hang relative to a wearer
the collar sits awkwardly

10. to affect one with or as if with weight
the food sat heavily on his stomach

11. lie, rest
a kettle sitting on the stove

12. to have a location
the house sits well back from the road

13. to blow from a certain direction

14. to remain inactive or quiescent
the car sits in the garage

15. to take an examination

16. babysit

17. to please or agree with one —used with with and an adverb
the decision did not sit well with me

18. to cause to be seated place on or in a seat —often used with down

19. to sit on (eggs)

20. to keep one's seat on
sit a horse

21. to provide seats or seating room for

22. to hold deliberations concerning

23. repress, squelch

24. to delay action or decision concerning

25. to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball

26. to withhold applause fail to show approval or enthusiasm

27. to fail to take expected or appropriate action

28. to be in a highly favorable situation

29. to maintain one's position without change

30. to remain quiet in or as if in hiding

31. to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of also to attend the classes or lectures of

32. the manner in which a garment fits

33. an act or period of sitting

34. to be in a position in which your bottom is resting on a chair, the ground, etc., especially with your back upright

35. to begin to sit to put yourself in a sitting position

36. to cause (someone) to be seated to put (someone) in a sitting position

37. to rest upon the part of the body where the hips and legs join to rest on the buttocks or hindquarters
We sat and waited on a bench. The dog sat by the fire.

38. to put the buttocks down on a surface
I sat down to write a letter.

39. to cause to be seated
He sat the baby in the chair.

40. perch entry 2
The bird sat on a branch.

41. to be located or stay in a place or position
A vase sits on the table.

42. to provide seats for
The car sits five.

43. to hold a place as a member of an official group
She was elected to sit in Congress.

44. to hold a session
The court sat last month.

45. to pose for a portrait or photograph

46. babysit

47. to occupy a place as a member of an official or formal body
sit in Congress sit on a board of directors

48. to hold a session conduct official business
the court sits in the state capital