Complete Definition of "sit out"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to sit out|sits out|sitting out|sat out|sat out
#idiom 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 song and I'm really tired, so I think I'll just sit it out.

  1. nautical To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.

Synonyms
:Decline to participate: sit this one out
:Lean to the windward side: hike, lean out

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