1 Surgery on the hip or knee may cause the leg to shrink. 2  Poor posture, where the pelvis is tilted so that one side is higher then the other, thus making the leg on the high side of the pelvis work as if it was shorter than the other leg.
v. sat (sÄt), sitÂ·ting, sits. v.intr. 1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks. 2. a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
8 n-count A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy. usu with supp. He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places... 9 n-count Someone's or something's place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things.with poss. ...the important place of Christianity in our national culture. 10 n-count Your place in a race or competition is your position in relation to the other competitors.8 verb You can use place instead of `put' or `lay' in certain expressions where the meaning is carried by the following noun. For example, if you place emphasison something, you emphasize it, and if you place the blameon someone, you blame them. (=put).