"sit off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sits off [present, singular, third-person], sitting off [participle, present], sat off [participle, past], sat off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sit<,,sat> off}} sit off (third-person singular simple present sits off, present participle sitting off, simple past and past participle sat off)
  1. (sports, transitive) To give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-sit_off-en-verb-VV05S7mF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Misspelling of set off. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: set off
    Sense id: en-sit_off-en-verb-gLzZBG7J

Inflected forms

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