sit off

verb

To give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.

“I thought we sat off them in the second half of the game.”

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Meanings

verbsit off (third-person singular simple present sits off, present participle sitting off, simple past and past participle sat off)

present singular third person sits off · participle present sitting off · participle past sat off · past sat off

  1. transitivehobbiesTo give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.

    I thought we sat off them in the second half of the game.

  2. misspellingMisspelling of set off.
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APA

sit off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20off

MLA

“sit off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sit off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20off.

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