sit out

verbs

not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)

"He sat out the game"

sit out

domain category

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

athletics, sport

is a type of (narrower)

resist doing something

"He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

forbear, refrain

endure to the end

sit out

is a type of (narrower)

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate