"sit still" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sits still",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitting still",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat still",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat still",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit<,,sat> still"
      },
      "expansion": "sit still (third-person singular simple present sits still, present participle sitting still, simple past and past participle sat still)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remain motionless."
      ],
      "id": "en-sit_still-en-verb-WMJFQNzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "motionless",
          "motionless"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "note": "no equivalent term in Polish",
          "sense": "to remain motionless"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to remain motionless",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm not going to sit still and let him treat me this way."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
      "id": "en-sit_still-en-verb-jHrRrlO9",
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "tolerate",
          "tolerate"
        ],
        [
          "acquiesce",
          "acquiesce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-sit still.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-sit_still.ogg/En-au-sit_still.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/En-au-sit_still.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sit still"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sits still",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitting still",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat still",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat still",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit<,,sat> still"
      },
      "expansion": "sit still (third-person singular simple present sits still, present participle sitting still, simple past and past participle sat still)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remain motionless."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motionless",
          "motionless"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm not going to sit still and let him treat me this way."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "tolerate",
          "tolerate"
        ],
        [
          "acquiesce",
          "acquiesce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-sit still.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/En-au-sit_still.ogg/En-au-sit_still.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/En-au-sit_still.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "note": "no equivalent term in Polish",
      "sense": "to remain motionless"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to remain motionless",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sit still"
}