sit-down
[ sit-doun ]
/ ˈsɪtˌdaʊn /
adjective
done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
(of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit-down dinner.
noun
Informal.
a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like: They had a profitable sit-down together.
a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
Informal.
a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
Origin of sit-down
First recorded in 1830–40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase
sit down
Words nearby sit-down
sit through,
sit tight,
sit under,
sit up,
sit well with,
sit-down,
sit-down money,
sit-down strike,
sit-in,
sit-ins,
sit-up
Definition for sit down (2 of 2)
sit
1
[ sit ]
/ sɪt /
verb (used without object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.
verb (used with object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.
Verb Phrases
Origin of sit
1usage note for sit
See
set.
British Dictionary definitions for sit down (1 of 3)
sit down
verb (adverb)
to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture
(intr foll by under)
to suffer (insults, etc) without protests or resistance
noun sit-down
a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause
See sit-down strike
adjective sit-down
(of a meal, etc) eaten while sitting down at a table
British Dictionary definitions for sit down (2 of 3)
SIT
/ text messaging /
abbreviation for
stay in touch
British Dictionary definitions for sit down (3 of 3)
sit
/ (sɪt) /
verb sits, sitting or sat (mainly intr)
Word Origin for sit
Old English
sittan; related to Old Norse
sitja, Gothic
sitan, Old High German
sizzen, Latin
sedēre to sit, Sanskrit
sīdati he sits
Idioms and Phrases with sit down (1 of 2)
sit down
Take a seat, as in Won't you sit down? I won't be long. [c. 1200]
sit down to. Prepare to eat a meal, as in At six we all sat down to dinner. [Late 1500s]
Idioms and Phrases with sit down (2 of 2)
sit