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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈsit-ˌdown, adj. [before a noun]- done while sitting down.
- (of a meal or food) served to people seated at a table.
n. [countable] - GovernmentAlso called ˈsit-ˌdown ˌstrike. a strike in which workers do not leave the place where they are working until their demands are met.
- sit-in.
- Informal Termsa period or instance of sitting, as to talk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sit-down (sit′doun′),USA pronunciation adj. - done or accomplished while sitting down:sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
- (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table:a sit-down dinner.
n. - Informal Termsa period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like:They had a profitable sit-down together.
- See sit-down strike.
- a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
- Informal Termsa meal, esp. a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
- adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase sit down 1830–40
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