sit this one out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === sit out (third-person singular simple present sits out, present participle sitting out, simple past and past participle sat out) (ambitransitive) To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance. Synonym: opt out (transitive) To await the cessation of, without taking part. (poker) 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. (nautical) To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. Synonyms: hike, lean out (wrestling) To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sit out (plural sit outs) Alternative form of sitout. Alternative form of sit-out. === Anagrams === outsit