(coll.) (of a hen) to sit in the nest to lay or hatch eggs · (fig.) (of a person) to be laid up from illness or exhaustion · (fig.) (of a machine, vehicle etc) to break down; to be out of commission
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Meanings
1(coll.) (of a hen) to sit in the nest to lay or hatch eggs
2(fig.) (of a person) to be laid up from illness or exhaustion
3(fig.) (of a machine, vehicle etc) to break down; to be out of commission