Definition of "sit-down" [sit-down]

• A work stoppage in which the workers refuse to leave their place of employment until their demands are considered or met. Also called sit-down strike. (noun)
• An obstruction of normal activity by the act of a large group sitting down in public to express a grievance or protest. (noun)
• Informal An act, instance, or period of sitting. (noun)
• Informal A meal for people seated at a table. (noun)
• Performed or accomplished while sitting down: a sit-down discussion; a sit-down protest. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "McClure calls his sit-down experience at El Comedor a week earlier "like winning the lottery.""
• "McClure calls his sit-down experience at El Comedor a week earlier like winning the lottery."
• "Tomlin called the sit-down "good" while the normally tight-lipped Colbert was decidedly open when talking about the nature of the discussion."