SIT-DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sit-down mean? 

• SIT-DOWN (noun)
  The noun SIT-DOWN has 1 sense:

1. a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

  Familiarity information: SIT-DOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIT-DOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sit-down; sit-down strike

Hypernyms ("sit-down" is a kind of...):

strike; work stoppage (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)