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Sit-down

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Noun

1. sit-down, sit-down strike

a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sit-down

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verb (adverb)
1. 
to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture
2. (intransitive; foll by under)
to suffer (insults, etc) without protests or resistance
noun sit-down
3. 
an instance of sitting down
4. 
a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause
5.  sit-down strike
adjective sit-down
6. 
(of a meal, etc) eaten while sitting down at a table
modifier
1. 
of or relating to an event where people sit down
A sit-down dinner was followed by a disco.
We had a sit-down lunch.
They staged a number of sit-down strikes.
Teachers staged a sit-down protest in front of the president's office.
noun
2. informal
a seat; an act of sitting down
I need a sit-down.
All he wanted was a cup of tea and a sit-down.

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Sit-down

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1. 
to lower oneself to a sitting position; take a seat
2. 
to settle down for or as for a siege
noun
1. 
a strike, usually illegal, in which the strikers stay inside a factory, etc., refusing to work or leave until agreement is reached
: in full sit-down strike
2. 
sit-in
3. 
a meeting or conference
adjective
4. 
served to persons, as guests, who are seated at a table
a sit-down dinner for twelve

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sit-down

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n.
1. A work stoppage in which the workers refuse to leave their place of employment until their demands are considered or met. Also called sit-down strike.
2. An obstruction of normal activity by the act of a large group sitting down in public to express a grievance or protest.
3. Informal An act, instance, or period of sitting.
4. Informal A meal for people seated at a table.
adj.
1. Performed or accomplished while sitting down: a sit-down discussion; a sit-down protest.
2. Intended for people seated at a table: a sit-down dinner for 12.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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