sit-down strike

Variant of sit-down

sit-down definition

☆ sit·-down (sit′do̵un′)

noun

  1. a strike, usually illegal, in which the strikers stay inside a factory, etc., refusing to work or leave until agreement is reached
    in full sit-down strike
  2. sit-in
  3. a meeting or conference

adjective

served to persons, as guests, who are seated at a table a sit-down dinner for twelve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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