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set: to place something somewhere
sit: to be in a position of rest or to be seated

The verb sit has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)

1. (134) sit, sit down -- (be seated)
2. (33) sit -- (sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner")
3. (10) sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
4. (6) sit -- (be in session; "When does the court of law sit?")
5. (1) model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
6. (1) ride, sit -- (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")
7. baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
8. seat, sit, sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")

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Synonym: 8 senses of sit

Sense 1
sit, sit down -- (be seated)
Also See-> sit out#2; sit down#1

Sense 2
sit -- (sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner")
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

Sense 3
sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
=> change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)

Sense 4
sit -- (be in session; "When does the court of law sit?")
=> convene -- (meet formally; "The council convened last week")

Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
=> expose, exhibit, display -- (to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship")

Sense 6
ride, sit -- (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")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")

Sense 7
baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
=> guard -- (to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses")

Sense 8
seat, sit, sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")