sit vs sprawl

sit is not a noun while sprawl is a noun.

sit and sprawl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sit	No	No	Yes	No
sprawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sprawl is a hyponym of sit; that is, sprawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sit:

sit: be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
sprawl: sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

Other hyponyms of sit include lounge, perch, rest, roost, crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat.

sit (noun)	sprawl (noun)
	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
	an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

sit (verb)	sprawl (verb)
serve in a specific professional capacity	sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside	go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
show to a seat; assign a seat for
take a seat
be in session
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
work or act as a baby-sitter
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
be located or situated somewhere

Difference between sit and sprawl

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