sit tight
verb (used without object)
1.
to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
2.
to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope.
3.
to rest or lie (usually followed by on or upon ): An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.
4.
to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose: to sit for a portrait.
5.
to remain quiet or inactive: They let the matter sit.
6.
(of a bird) to perch or roost.
7.
(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
8.
to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment: The jacket sits well on your shoulders.
9.
to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
10.
to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
11.
to act as a baby-sitter.
12.
(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction: The wind sits in the west tonight.
13.
to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.
14.
Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach: Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.
15.
Chiefly British. to take a test or examination: I’m studying now, and I plan to sit in June.
verb (used with object)
16.
to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down ): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
17.
to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal): She sits her horse gracefully.
18.
to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat: Our dining-room table only sits six people.
19.
Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for: A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.
20.
Chiefly British. to take (a test or examination): She finally received permission to sit the exam at a later date.
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21.
sit down,
a.
to take a seat.
b.
to descend to a sitting position; alight.
c.
to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege: The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.
22.
sit in,
a.
to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant: to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.
b.
to take part in a sit-in.
23.
sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes.
24.
sit onupon,
a.
to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.
b.
Informal. to suppress; silence: They sat on the bad news as long as they could.
c.
Informal. to check or rebuke; squelch: I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.
25.
sit out,
a.
to stay to the end of: Though bored, we sat out the play.
b.
to surpass in endurance: He sat out his tormentors.
c.
to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in: We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.
26.
sit up,
a.
to rise from a supine to a sitting position.
b.
to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.
c.
to sit upright; hold oneself erect.
d.
Informal. to become interested or astonished: We all sat up when the holiday was announced.
27.
sit on one's hands,
a.
to fail to applaud.
b.
to fail to take appropriate action.
28.
sit pretty, Informal. to be in a comfortable situation: He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.
29.
sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action: I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.
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adjective
1.
firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
2.
drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.
3.
affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.
4.
difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.
5.
of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.
6.
concise; terse: a tight style of writing.
8.
carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; compact: a tight schedule.
9.
nearly even; close: a tight race.
10.
Informal.
a.
close, as friends; familiar or intimate.
b.
united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.
11.
parsimonious; stingy.
12.
Slang. drunk; tipsy.
13.
characterized by scarcity or eager demand; costly; limited; restricted: a tight job market; tight money.
14.
Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.
15.
16.
Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.
17.
tidy.
18.
neatly or well built or made.
adverb
Idioms 19.
in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely: Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.
20.
soundly or deeply: to sleep tight.
21.
sit tight, to take no action.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English, sandhi variant of Middle English thight dense, solid, tight < Old Norse thēttr (cognate with Old English -thiht firm, solid, Dutch, German dicht tight, close, dense)
1400–50; late Middle English, sandhi variant of Middle English thight dense, solid, tight < Old Norse thēttr (cognate with Old English -thiht firm, solid, Dutch, German dicht tight, close, dense)
Related forms
tight·ly, adverb
tight·ness, noun
o·ver·tight, adjective
o·ver·tight·ly, adverb
o·ver·tight·ness, noun
Synonyms
11. close, niggardly, mean, grasping, frugal, sparing.
11. close, niggardly, mean, grasping, frugal, sparing.
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sit (sɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , sits, sitting, sat | |
| 1. | (also tr; |
| 2. | (tr) to cause to adopt such a posture |
| 3. | (of an animal) to adopt or rest in a posture with the hindquarters lowered to the ground |
| 4. | (of a bird) to perch or roost |
| 5. | (of a hen or other bird) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood |
| 6. | to be situated or located |
| 7. | (of the wind) to blow from the direction specified |
| 8. | to adopt and maintain a posture for one's portrait to be painted, etc |
| 9. | to occupy or be entitled to a seat in some official capacity, as a judge, elected representative, etc |
| 10. | (of a deliberative body) to be convened or in session |
| 11. | to remain inactive or unused: his car sat in the garage for a year |
| 12. | to rest or lie as specified: the nut was sitting so awkwardly that he couldn't turn it |
| 13. | (of a garment) to fit or hang as specified: that dress sits well on you |
| 14. | to weigh, rest, or lie as specified: greatness sits easily on him |
| 15. | chiefly (Brit) (tr) to take (an examination): he's sitting his bar finals |
| 16. | chiefly (Brit) ( |
| 17. | (intr; in combination) to look after a specified person or thing for someone else: granny-sit |
| 18. | (tr) to have seating capacity for |
| 19. | informal sitting pretty well placed or established financially, socially, etc |
| 20. | sit tight |
| a. to wait patiently; bide one's time | |
| b. to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly | |
| [Old English sittan; related to Old Norse sitja, Gothic sitan, Old High German sizzen, Latin sedēre to sit, Sanskrit sīdati he sits] | |
| SIT | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| stay in touch | |
| tight (taɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | stretched or drawn so as not to be loose; taut: a tight cord |
| 2. | fitting or covering in a close manner: a tight dress |
| 3. | held, made, fixed, or closed firmly and securely: a tight knot |
| 4. | a. of close and compact construction or organization, esp so as to be impervious to water, air, etc |
| b. (in combination): watertight; airtight | |
| 5. | unyielding or stringent: to keep a tight hold on resources |
| 6. | cramped or constricted: a tight fit |
| 7. | mean or miserly |
| 8. | difficult and problematic: a tight situation |
| 9. | hardly profitable: a tight bargain |
| 10. | economics |
| a. (of a commodity) difficult to obtain; in excess demand | |
| b. (of funds, money, etc) difficult and expensive to borrow because of high demand or restrictive monetary policy | |
| c. Compare easy (of markets) characterized by excess demand or scarcity with prices tending to rise | |
| 11. | (of a match or game) very close or even |
| 12. | (of a team or group, esp of a pop group) playing well together, in a disciplined coordinated way |
| 13. | informal drunk |
| 14. | informal (of a person) showing tension |
| 15. | archaic, dialect or neat |
| —adv | |
| 16. | in a close, firm, or secure way: pull it tight |
| 17. | sit tight |
| a. to wait patiently; bide one's time | |
| b. to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly | |
| 18. | sleep tight to sleep soundly |
| [C14: probably variant of thight, from Old Norse thēttr close; related to Middle High German dīhte thick] | |
| 'tightly | |
| —adv | |
| 'tightness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tight
c.1435, "dense, close, compact," from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr "watertight, close in texture, solid," from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht "stout from eating;" M.H.G. dihte "dense, thick," Ger. dicht "dense, tight," O.H.G. gidigan, Ger. gediegen "genuine, solid,
worthy"), from PIE base *tenk- "to become firm, curdle, thicken" (cf. Ir. techt "curdled, coagulated," Lith. tankus "close, tight," Pers. tang "tight," Skt. tanakti "draws together, contracts"). Sense of "drawn, stretched" is from 1576; meaning "fitting closely" (as of garments) is from 1779; that of "evenly matched" (of a contest, bargain, etc.) is from 1828, Amer.Eng.; that of "drunk" is from 1830; that of "close, sympathetic" is from 1956. Tightrope is recorded from 1801. Tight-assed "unwilling to relax" is attested from 1903. Tight-laced is recorded from 1741 in both the lit. and fig. senses. Tight-lipped is first attested 1876.
sit
O.E. sittan "to be seated, to seat oneself" (class V strong verb; past tense sæt, pp. seten), from P.Gmc. *setjanan (cf. O.S. sittian, O.N. sitja, O.Fris. sitta, M.Du. sitten, Du. zitten, O.H.G. sizzan, Ger. sitzen, Goth. sitan), from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see
sedentary). In ref. to a legislative assembly, from 1518. Meaning "to baby-sit" is recorded from 1966. Sitting room first recorded 1771. Slang sitting duck "easy target" first recorded 1944; lit. sense is from 1867 (it is considered not sporting to shoot at one). Sitting pretty is from 1921. To sit on one's hands was originally "to withhold applause" (1926); later, "to do nothing" (1959). To sit around "be idle, do nothing" is 1915, Amer.Eng. To sit out "not take part" is from 1626.
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Slang Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| SIT Sloveniaâtolar (currency) |
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Idioms & Phrases
sit tight
Be patient, take no action, as in If you just sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. [Colloquial; first half of 1700s]
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