to sit down at a table
1sit-down — /sit down /, adj. 1. done or accomplished while sitting down: sit down meetings between the two party leaders. 2. (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit down dinner. n. 3. Informal. a period or instance of… …
2sit-down — sit down1 adj 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… …
3sit-down — ☆ sit down [sit′doun΄ ] n. 1. a strike, usually illegal, in which the strikers stay inside a factory, etc., refusing to work or leave until agreement is reached: in full sit down strike 2. SIT IN 3. a meeting or conference adj. served to persons …
4sit-down — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a meal) eaten sitting at a table. 2) (of a protest) in which demonstrators occupy their workplace or sit down on the ground in a public place. ► NOUN 1) a period of sitting down. 2) a sit down protest …
5sit-down — sit′ down adj. 1) cvb done or accomplished while sitting down 2) cvb (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table 3) gov sit down strike 4) gov sit in 5) cvb inf a period or instance of sitting, as to talk • Etymology:… …
6sit-down — adjective 1 sit down meal/dinner/lunch etc a meal served to people sitting at a table: 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… …
7sit-down — /ˈsɪt daʊn/ (say sit down) noun 1. a sit down strike. 2. a period or instance of sitting for rest, relaxation, talk, etc.: they had a pleasant half hour s sit down together. 3. an organised passive protest in which demonstrators sit down in a… …
8sit down at — phr verb Sit down at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑table …
9To sit down — Sit Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan …
10table — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of furniture ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high, huge, large, long ▪ little, low, small ▪ …
