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Verb: sit back  sit bak
  1. Settle into a comfortable sitting position
    "After a long day, he sat back in his favourite armchair"
     
  2. Be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
    "Don't just sit back while your rights are violated!";
    - sit by

Derived forms: sitting back, sat back, sits back

Type of: decompress, look on, loosen up, relax, slow down, take it easy, unbend, unwind, watch