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sit-down protest

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  • sit-down — ˈsit down adjective sit down protest/​strike a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until their demands are listened to: • Workers at the country s second largest steel factory began a sit down… …   Financial and business terms

  • sit-down — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a meal) eaten sitting at a table. 2) (of a protest) in which demonstrators occupy their workplace or sit down on the ground in a public place. ► NOUN 1) a period of sitting down. 2) a sit down protest …   English terms dictionary

  • sit-down — 1) N SING: a N If you have a sit down, you sit down and rest for a short time. [BRIT, INFORMAL] All he wanted was a cup of tea and a sit down. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A sit down meal is served to people sitting at tables. A sit down dinner was followed by… …   English dictionary

  • sit-down — adjective denoting a protest in which demonstrators sit down on the ground in a public place, refusing to leave until their demands are met. noun 1》 a period of sitting down. 2》 a sit down protest …   English new terms dictionary

  • sit-down — sit down1 adj 1.) a sit down meal or restaurant is one in which you sit at a table and eat a formal meal ▪ a sit down meal for 20 people 2.) sit down strike/protest a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sit-down — sit ,down adjective 1. ) a sit down dinner, meal, etc. is served to people who are sitting down 2. ) a sit down STRIKE, protest, etc. is a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their DEMANDS are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sit-down — /sit down /, adj. 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. n. 3. Informal. a period or instance of… …   Universalium

  • sit-down — adjective 1 sit down meal/dinner/lunch etc a meal served to people sitting at a table: a sit down meal for 20 people 2 sit down strike/protest a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until their… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sit-down — UK / US adjective 1) a sit down dinner, meal etc is served to people who are sitting down 2) a sit down strike, protest etc is a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their demands are listened to …   English dictionary

  • sit-down — /ˈsɪt daʊn/ (say sit down) noun 1. a sit down strike. 2. a period or instance of sitting for rest, relaxation, talk, etc.: they had a pleasant half hour s sit down together. 3. an organised passive protest in which demonstrators sit down in a… …  

  • sit-down — I. adjective Date: 1834 served to seated diners < a sit down dinner >; also of, relating to, or serving sit down meals < a sit down restaurant > II. noun Date: 1936 1. a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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