sitdown
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.
5.
a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
6.
Informal. a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
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Sitdown
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1830–40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase sit down
1830–40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase sit down
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| sit-down | |
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| a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached |
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