sit on

• POS: Verb (intransitive)

THESAURUS

sit on

abut on, adopt, appropriate, arrogate, asphyxiate, assume, bawl out, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, black out, bottle up, censor, chew, chew ass, chew out, choke off, clamp down on, colonize, conquer, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, cuss out, damp down, drown, enslave, extinguish, gag, give a going-over, give hail Columbia, give hell, give the deuce, give what-for, hog, hold down, hugger-mugger, hush, hush up, hush-hush, indent, jack up, jump a claim, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill, lambaste, lean on, lie on, make free with, make use of, monopolize, muffle, muzzle, occupy, overrun, perch, pour water on, preempt, preoccupy, prepossess, put down, quash, quell, quench, ream, ream ass, ream out, rely on, repose on, repress, requisition, rest on, ride, shush, shut down on, silence, sit down on, smash, smother, squash, squat on, squelch, stanch, stand on, stifle, straddle, strangle, stride, stultify, subdue, subjugate, suffocate, suppress, take all of, take it all, take over, take possession of, take up, throttle, usurp

ROGET THESAURUS

sit on

Support

VB be supported, lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on, have at one's back, bestride, bestraddle, support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder, hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up, uphold, upbear, prop, under prop, under pin, under set, riprap, bandage, give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations, bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed, maintain, keep on foot, aid.