1. Take a seat
   "Please sit down while you wait";
   - sit
    
2. Be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
   "She sat down at her desk to work";
   - sit
    
3. Show to a seat; assign a seat for
   "The hostess sat down the guests";
   - seat, sit

1. A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
   "The employees staged a sit-down in the factory cafeteria";
   - sit-down strike

Derived forms: sit-downs, sitting down, sat down, sits down

Type of: change posture, lay, place, pose, position, put, rest, set, strike, work stoppage

Encyclopedia: Sit down