sat tight (Meaning)
sat tight
to remain quiet in or as if in hiding, an act or period of sitting, to rest on the buttocks or haunches, to remain inactive or quiescent, to cause to be seated, to maintain one's position without change, to provide seats or seating room for, the manner in which a garment fits, to delay action or decision concerning, to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball, to have a location, to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of, to remain inactive, to blow from a certain direction, to occupy a place as a member of an official body, to sit on (eggs), perch entry 2 sense 2, roost, repress, squelch, to occupy a place as a member of an official or formal body, to pose for a portrait or photograph, to hold a session, to please or agree with one, to be in a highly favorable situation, to fail to take expected or appropriate action, lie, rest, to hold deliberations concerning, to have one's dwelling place, to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed, to lie or hang relative to a wearer, to affect one with or as if with weight, to serve as a model, to cover eggs for hatching, babysit, perch, roost, to keep one's seat on, to withhold applause, to lie or rest in a condition or location, to take an examination, to attend the classes or lectures of
Synonyms & Antonyms of sat tight
Synonyms:
- stuck around
- bided one's time
- cooled one's heels
- bode
- held on
- hung around
- stayed
- awaited
- lingered
- held one's breath
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FAQs About the word sat tight
to remain quiet in or as if in hiding, an act or period of sitting, to rest on the buttocks or haunches, to remain inactive or quiescent, to cause to be seated,
waited, stuck around, bided one's time, cooled one's heels, bode, held on, hung around,stayed, awaited, lingered
appeared,came out, showed up, materialized,turned up
The students sat tight in their seats, eagerly awaiting the commencement of their exam.
The cat sat tight on the windowsill, its piercing gaze fixed on a bird outside.
Despite the escalating tension, the hostage negotiators sat tight, hoping to secure the victims' release.
As the storm raged outside, the family sat tight in their living room, huddled for warmth and safety.
