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sit-down
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.sit′-down`
adj. 1. done or accomplished while sitting down. 2. (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table. n. 3. sit-down strike. 4. sit-in. 5. a period or instance of sitting, as to talk. [1830–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sit-down - a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reachedsit-down strikestrike, work stoppage - a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" |
Translationssit-down
sit-down a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause sit-down
Synonyms for sit-downnoun a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reachedSynonymsRelated Words |