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sit-down

  [sit-doun]
Use sit-down in a Sentence
–adjective
1. done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
2. (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit-down dinner.
–noun
3. Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like: They had a profitable sit-down together.
4. sit-down strike.
5. a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
6. Informal. a meal, esp. a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
Origin:
1830–40; adj. and n. use of v. phrase sit down

sit-down strike

 
–noun
a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled.
Also called sit-down, sit-in.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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sit-down   (sĭt'doun')
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, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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