Sekirov Dictionary

sit out

verb 5
sit-out noun 3
forms 5

verb5

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To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
- I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit out.
- I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit it out.
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.
•
To await the cessation of, without taking part.
- He thinks he can sit it out and still take a slice? — 2008
To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.

sit-out noun3

A time-out.
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A break from the expected activity, for rest, for strategic reasons, or because participation is impossible.
- At times the sit-out would result in only 4 players remaining when he did resume—however he would be far behind and almost relegating himself to 4“' place which is normally not paid. — 2012
•
A form of punishment in which the offender is made to sit out from a desired activity.
- The sit-out progression addresses confrontation, negotiation, self-reflection, accountability, and logical consequences. — 2011

forms

sat out · sitting out · sits out · sit outs · sit-outs

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