sit-down

1 of 2

adjective

: served to seated diners
a sit-down dinner
also : of, relating to, or serving sit-down meals
a sit-down restaurant

sit-down

2 of 2

noun

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

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Adjective
The only parts of the day that are growing in business are morning and late night, times when customers are likely commuting to work or heading home from the clubs, and those occasions require on-the-go meals, not sit-down ones. Dennis Lee / The Takeout, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday night, Lemon spoke about his exchange with Musk and shared video excerpts from the 90 minute sit-down, in which Lemon asked Musk questions on an array of topics. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 Roberts' full sit-down with Lewis streams tonight at 8:30 p.m. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Joe Tacopina: There's so many doors closed … Getting a sit-down with the prosecutors is impossible. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024 But a couple of things have always remained consistent: pepperoni rolls are more of an on-the-go yet filling bite than a hearty sit-down, knife-and-fork meal, only costing a few bucks a pop. Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024 The MiMo Caracas is a busy, bustling sit-down breakfast and lunch spot, tucked away in an unassuming strip mall next to a Doggi’s Arepa Bar. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024 Cuomo traveled to Florida for a one-on-one sit-down conversation with Carlson that is expected to air Monday, March 11 at 8 p.m. eastern on Nexstar Media’s NewsNation. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 In a new sit-down interview with Robin Roberts, 63, the supermodel mom, 43, opened up about co-parenting her son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, with ex-husband Tom Brady, 46, in the wake of their divorce. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
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

Time Traveler
The first known use of sit-down was in 1789

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“Sit-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit-down. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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

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