Sit-in

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.

    "Thousands of students marched in the streets and staged a sit-in at T’ien-an-men Square, chanting “Long live democracy! Long live freedom! Down with corruption!”"

  2. 2
    a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Designed to be sat in. not-comparable

    "a sit-in kayak"

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Example

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"For many hours people staged a sit-in at the airport, the second since Friday, to attract international attention to their cause."

Etymology

A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).

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