Meaning of sit-down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange.
2. A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move.

Equivalents

Examples

“I need a sit-down and a nice cup of tea.”

“Let's have a sit-down and talk about this properly.”

“The sit-downs were especially dangerous to the system because they were not controlled by the regular union leadership.”

“I helped organize a sit-down outside an Oxford hairdressers' shop that refused black female customers.”

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