sit

1 to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down, or no one will be able to see the movie Synonyms set [chiefly dialect] Related Words perch; lounge, slouch, sprawl, squat, straddle Near Antonyms arise, get up, rise, stand

2 to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch Synonyms set down, seatRelated Words ensconce, settle; lay, lie, rest; place, put; recline, repose

3 to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting Synonyms brood, hatch, incubate, setRelated Words lay, spawn

4 to occupy a place or location the large monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield Synonyms be, bear, lie, standRelated Words command, overlook; hang around, remain, rest, stay, stick around, tarry; await, wait; post, station; dwell, reside