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Raresit out
The correct spelling is sit out.
How to pronounce sit out
verb
Say it like: Sit- ow-t
The correct spelling is sit out. To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance. For example: "I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit it out."
Usage Examples
“I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit it out.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
- 2.To await the cessation of, without taking part.
- 3.To be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.
- 4.To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- 5.To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
noun
- 1.A time-out.
- 2.An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform.
- 3.A wrestling move that is often used to escape from a hold in which one straightens one's legs to get into a sitting position where one can use them for leverage.
- 4.A protest action in which protesters refuse to go to work or school, or in which they show up but do not work.
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