sitdown
sitdown is the alternative spelling of sit-down.
Meaning of sit-down
Noun
sit-down (plural sit-downs)
- An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange.
- I need a sit-down and a nice cup of tea.
- An interview.
- A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move.
- The sit-downs were especially dangerous to the system because they were not controlled by the regular union leadership.2003 (revised edition), Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States, HarperCollins 2005, p. 401
Forms of sitdown
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Origin of sitdown
Deverbal from sit down.
Questions about sitdown
- What is sitdown the alternative spelling of?
- Sitdown is the alternative spelling of sit-down.
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