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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈsit-ˌin, n. [countable]- an organized protest in which the demonstrators occupy a public place and refuse to leave it.
Also called sit-down. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sit-in (sit′in′),USA pronunciation n. - an organized passive protest, esp. against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places.
- any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office.
- See sit-down strike.
- 1955–60; noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase sit in (a place); compare -in
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sit-in n - a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats in a public place and refuse to move as a protest
- another term for sit-down strike
vb sit in (intr, adverb)- (often followed by for) to deputize (for)
- (followed by on) to take part (in) as a visitor or guest
- to organize or take part in a sit-in
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