# sit out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
2. To await the cessation of, without taking part.
3. To be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.
4. To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
5. To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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