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According to WordNet, the verb "sit" has 10 sense(s).

201543123 be seated.

201957529 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".

202024874 be in session; "When does the court of law sit?".

202692882 be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour".

202691214 be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue".

202456270 work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do".

202142775 assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often".

201543998 show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith".

201984902 take a seat.

201095581 serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury".


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