sit-down: Meaning and Definition of

sit-down

Pronunciation: (sit'doun"), [key]
— adj.
  1. done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
  2. (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit-down dinner.
—n.
  1. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like: They had a profitable sit-down together.
  2. See
  3. a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
  4. a meal, esp. a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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