All sit on synonyms

verb sit on

• manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
• lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• jawbone — a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
• quell — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
• give a piece of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
• dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
• hold in — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• burke — Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
• hogtie — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
• have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
• hold one's tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
• gluing — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
• get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
• lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
• clam — Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
• dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
• motored — pertaining to or operated by a motor.
• hold out on — to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
• burked — to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
• constipate — to cause constipation in
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
• dumb — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
• corner the market — dominate trade
• hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
• call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
• corking — excellent
• crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
• burking — to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
• motoring — a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
• choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
• lesson — a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject: The manual was broken down into 50 lessons.
• overawe — to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
• copyrighted — Copyrighted material is protected by a copyright.
• quieten — to become quiet (often followed by down).
• glued — Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
• hush up — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
• go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
• clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
• choke off — To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
• lessoning — Present participle of lesson.
• beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
• overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
• cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
• debrief — When someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is debriefed, they are asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed.
• monopolize — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
• monish — to admonish.