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sit-down

1 adjective
     
sit-down1
1 a sit-down meal or restaurant is one in which you sit at a table and eat a formal meal:
a sit-down meal for 20 people
2

sit-down strike/protest

a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until their demands are listened to [↪ sit-in]
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