sit-down

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adjective

ˈsit-ˈdau̇n 

: served to seated diners

a sit-down dinner

also : of, relating to, or serving sit-down meals

a sit-down restaurant

sit-down

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noun

ˈsit-ˌdau̇n 

1

: a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of their place of employment as a protest and means toward forcing compliance with demands

2

: a mass obstruction of an activity by sitting down to demonstrate a grievance or to get the activity modified or halted

3

: a meeting held especially to discuss and resolve problems or conflicts

Example Sentences

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Noun

Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more. —Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023

News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15. —Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023

The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food. —Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023

There are no plans for a follow-on sit-down conversation. —John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023

Unlike his sit-down restaurant in Peoria, the new concept is more casual. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023

Mobay Cafe is a sit-down restaurant with a patio and bar. —Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023

There are also many talk show interviews, some enlightening and some as brutally uncomfortable as the Susskind sit-down. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023

Pellicano’s portrait comes into focus through interviews with reporters and victims, archival photographs and footage, audio recordings of his phone calls and eventually a sit-down with the man himself, who was released from prison in 2019. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1789, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

sit-down

noun

ˈsit-ˌdau̇n

: a strike in which the workers stop work and refuse to leave their places of employment

called also sit-down strike