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sitting

1 5.8

Easy to attack because someone cannot move

adjective
/ˈsɪtɪŋ/

: vulnerable

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Examples

That is a huge scandal for our sitting not president.
You know, if you look at Joe Biden's popularity, he's as unpopular as any sitting president since Jimmy Carter.
After all, we have a a sitting justice of the court.
There is no such statement from the sitting president of the United States, only from the sitting vice president.
There is no such statement from the sitting president of the United States, only from the sitting vice president.
So I started getting support from elected and sitting representatives, so-called representatives.
HE HAD JUST LIKE, ITS LIKE SHOOT A SITTING DUCK

Lifeboat (1944)
WE’RE JUST A SITTING TARGET HERE.

Warrior of the Lost World (1983)
The soldiers felt like a sitting duck as they waited for the enemy to attack.
During the debate, the candidate became a sitting target for criticism from her opponents.

Synonyms

seated

vssitting

1.0

Sitting with your back straight on a chair

is stationary and therefore vulnerable to attack or criticism

Antonyms

secure

318 3.2

Protected from danger or from people trying to break in

protected

1 2.0

Kept safe from harm or danger

Idioms

in one sitting

10 3.2

To finish something all at once without taking a break

sitting pretty

Informal

8 6.1

In a comfortable position with enough money and little worry

Compounds

sitting duck

Informal

33 6.8

Something that others can harm or take advantage of

sitting room

20 1.6

A room in a house where people sit and talk

single sitting

1 3.4

An uninterrupted time spent doing something like reading or eating

pet sitting

1 3.0

Looking after someone's pet at their home while the owner is away

sitting trot

Specialized

7.7

A way of riding where the rider stays in the saddle while the horse moves in a steady bouncy pace

How Vulnerable

defenseless

77 3.5

sitting

1 5.8

exposed

1 3.4

protected

1 2.0

Surface Forms

sitting positive

Morphology

sitting = sit (semi-transparent) = sit + ing

While the adjective form is derived from 'sit', the metaphorical meaning of vulnerability is not immediately apparent.

Etymology

The word sitting comes from the verb sit, meaning 'to stay in one place'. If someone or something is 'sitting' and cannot move, it is easy to attack or criticise, like the image of a 'sitting duck'. So sitting here means 'stationary and open to attack'.