noun
    
    plural -tings
    
    [count] a period of time during which someone sits and does a particular activity
    
    
    
    a period of time when a person poses for a portrait or photograph
    
    
    
    a time when a meal is served to a number of people at the same time
    
    
    
    
    
    a formal meeting of a court of law, a legislature, etc.
    
    
    
    adjective
    
    always used before a noun
    
    currently holding an office
    
    
    
    
    
    used in or for sitting
    
    
    
    easily hit