sitting

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sit Source: opted

2. a. Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits. Source: opted

3. n. The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat. Source: opted

4. n. A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings. Source: opted

5. n. The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc. Source: opted

6. n. The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission. Source: opted

7. n. The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc. Source: opted

8. n. A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls. Source: opted

9. adj. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks Source: wordnet

10. adj. not moving and therefore easy to attack Source: wordnet

11. n. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position Source: wordnet

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