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- [sit doun]
- /sɪt daʊn/
- /sɪt daʊn/
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- [sit doun]
- /sɪt daʊn/
Definitions of sit-down word
- adjective sit-down done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders. 1
- adjective sit-down (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit-down dinner. 1
- noun sit-down Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like: They had a profitable sit-down together. 1
- noun sit-down sit-down strike. 1
- noun sit-down a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place. 1
- noun sit-down Informal. a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table. 1
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Origin of sit-down
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase sit down
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Parts of speech for Sit-down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sit-down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for sit-down
noun sit-down
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- lockout — the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
- love-in — a usually organized public gathering of people, held as a demonstration of mutual love or in protest against inhumane policies.
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