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SIT-DOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
Synonyms:
sit-down; sit-down strike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)