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sit-down (adj.)

1836 of meals, 1936 of strikes, from verbal phrase (c. 1200), from sit (v.) + down (adv.); as a noun, sit-down "act of sitting down" is from 1861.

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Definitions of sit-down from WordNet

sit-down (n.)
a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached;
Synonyms: sit-down strike
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