Thesaurus / sit tight
FEEDBACKHow to use sit tight in a sentence
You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLBeing quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHis boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENSince Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYNever again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing in the insolence of speed.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEThe hut was barely high enough to let him sit up, and long enough to let him lie down—not to stretch out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEThey had been permitted to sit up till after the ice-cream, which naturally marked the limit of human indulgence.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINShe sometimes liked to sit in the room of mornings when Madame Ratignolle played or practiced.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThey that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SIT TIGHT
- abide
- bide
- bunk
- continue
- dally
- delay
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hold the fort
- hover
- lag
- last
- linger
- loiter
- nest
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- procrastinate
- put down roots
- remain
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stand
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
- abide
- anticipate
- await
- bide
- bide one's time
- cool it
- dally
- delay
- expect
- fill time
- foresee
- hang
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- remain
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- sweat it
- tarry
- watch
- abided
- anticipated
- awaited
- boded
- boded one's time
- cool it
- dallied
- delayed
- expected
- filled time
- foresaw
- held back
- held everything
- held on
- held the phone
- holed up
- hung
- hung around
- hung onto your hat
- hung out
- kept shirt on
- lay in wait
- lay low
- lingered
- looked for
- looked forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- remained
- sat tight
- sat up for
- saved it
- stalled
- stayed
- stayed up for
- stood by
- stuck around
- sweated it
- tarried
- watched
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