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adj
Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange.
An interview.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sit-down strike
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Broader terms: strike, work stoppage
History
Deverbal from sit down.
Across languages
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