sit in WordNet English dictionary

1. work or act as a baby-sitter
   "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
   baby-sit  sit 
   
2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
   model  pose  sit  posture 
   
3. 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"
   ride  sit 
   
4. show to a seat; assign a seat for
   "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
   seat  sit  sit down 
   
5. serve in a specific professional capacity
   "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
   sit 
   
6. be seated
   sit  sit down 
   
7. take a seat
   sit down  sit 
   
8. be in session
   "When does the court of law sit?"
   sit 
   
9. be around, often idly or without specific purpose
   "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
   sit  sit around 
   
10. be located or situated somewhere
    "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
    sit