"sit-in" meaning in English

See sit-in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: A deverbal from sit in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|sit in|nocap=1}} deverbal from sit in Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sit-in (not comparable)
  1. Designed to be sat in. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sitting
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Noun

Forms: sit-ins [plural]
Etymology: A deverbal from sit in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|sit in|nocap=1}} deverbal from sit in Head templates: {{en-noun|head=sit-in}} sit-in (plural sit-ins)
  1. A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave. Synonyms: sit-down, dharna [India] Related terms: sit-inner Translations (type of protest): اِعْتِصَام (iʕtiṣām) [masculine] (Arabic), tancada [feminine] (Catalan), seguda [feminine] (Catalan), 靜坐 (Chinese Mandarin), 静坐 (jìngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), zitprotest [neuter] (Dutch), istumalakko (Finnish), sit-in [masculine] (French), გაფიცვა (gapicva) (Georgian), Sitzblockade [feminine] (German), ülősztrájk (Hungarian), 座り込み (suwarikomi) (alt: すわりこみ) (Japanese), シット・イン (shitto-in) (Japanese), シット・ダウン (shitto-daun) (Japanese), 농성 (nongseong) (alt: 籠城) (Korean), تحصن (tahasson) (Persian), strajk okupacyjny [masculine] (Polish), protesto sentado [masculine] (Portuguese), сидя́чая забасто́вка (sidjáčaja zabastóvka) [feminine] (Russian), забасто́вка по-италья́нски (zabastóvka po-italʹjánski) [feminine] (Russian), encierro [masculine] (Spanish), sentada [feminine] (Spanish), sittstrejk [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sit-in-en-noun-3eFB~vDS

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a sit-in kayak",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a sit-in bath",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Designed to be sat in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sit-in"
}

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