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sit out

verb

  1. tr to endure to the end

    I sat out the play although it was terrible

  2. tr to remain seated throughout (a dance, etc)
  3. intr to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling US and Canadian termhike out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Further limiting Iamaleava’s options, he couldn’t have gone to another Southeastern Conference school without sitting out a season as part of conference rules associated with entering the transfer portal in the spring.

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Teoscar Hernández sat out a second game in a row because of illness, but Roberts said the slugging outfielder would return to the lineup Wednesday.

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"It's so lovely and beautiful to be able to sit out," said Laura.

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The developer has intimated that he’s weighing a run for either mayor or governor — or might sit out the next cycle.

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Thompson’s son, Brody, playing his second game of the season after sitting out because of transfer restrictions, hit his first home run and had three hits and two RBIs.

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