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