sit-down

1 of 2

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

Examples of sit-down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Food and drink HoloHolo Grill is the only proper sit-down restaurant on property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Called Demi, this new restaurant, which opened roughly two weeks ago in a quiet corner of downtown Palo Alto, offers sit-down service with Japanese breakfasts, lunches and dinners, blending Japanese and Western flavors — with Californian flair. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1789, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for sit-down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

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