sit·ting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
1. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
2. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
synset: sitting
3. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
synset: seance, sitting, session
4. a session as of a legislature or court
synset: sitting
1. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"
2. not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"
synset: sitting
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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