Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Sit
Sit verb - To cause to sit down.
Usage example: the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch
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Justified on How I Met Your Mother, as they usually sit at a booth at a bar with a chair on the side opposite the audience just because that would be the most convenient place to put a chair.
Source: Social Semi-Circle -
Diana: Well, I'd have put this strawberry in that guy's mouth, taken him up to my room, put a gun between his ribs and told him to shut up and sit tight, or I'd arrest him for solicitation.
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You also can't put it back after taking it, so it'll just sit there taking up a valuable Blank Magnus.
Source: Battle Trophy
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