The verb sit has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (134) sit, sit down -- (be seated)
2. (33) sit -- (sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner")
3. (10) sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
4. (6) sit -- (be in session; "When does the court of law sit?")
5. (1) model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
6. (1) ride, sit -- (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare")
7. baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
8. seat, sit, sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")