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• sit-upon — /sit euh pon , pawn /, n. 1. a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces. 2. Chiefly Brit. Informal. the buttocks. [1835 45; n. use of v. phrase sit upon] * * * …   Universalium

• sit-upon — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from sit upon, v. 1. : buttocks 2. : a square of waterproof cloth carried by hikers and campers for sitting on wet ground …   Useful english dictionary

• sit-upon —    the buttocks    More common in Great Britain than in America, where sit upons were trousers, not bottoms, the equivalent of the contemporary British sit in ems. Also as a sit down upon or as a sitting:     She had a tumour going from her… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• sit-upon —  n. Posterior …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• sit — [sit] vi. sat, sitting [ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base * sed , to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit] 1. a) to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a… …   English World dictionary

• Sit — Sit, v. t. 1. To sit upon; to keep one s seat upon; as, he sits a horse well. [1913 Webster] Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sit — [c]/sɪt / (say sit) verb (sat or, Archaic, sate, sitting) –verb (i) 1. to rest on the lower part of the body; be seated. 2. to be situated; dwell. 3. to rest or lie. 4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.: to sit for a… …  

• sit — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which the body is supported more or less upright by the buttocks resting on the ground or a raised seat etc., with the thighs usu. horizontal. 2 tr. cause to sit;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sit in judgement (upon somebody) — sit in ˈjudgement (on/over/upon sb) idiom to decide whether sb s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this • How dare you sit in judgement on me? Main entry: ↑sitidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• sit in judgement (on somebody) — sit in ˈjudgement (on/over/upon sb) idiom to decide whether sb s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this • How dare you sit in judgement on me? Main entry: ↑sitidiom …   Useful english dictionary