English Explanatory Dictionary

sitout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform.
  2. A wrestling move that is often used to escape from a hold in which one straightens one's legs to get into a sitting position where one can use them for leverage.
  3. A protest action in which protesters refuse to go to work or school, or in which they show up but do not work.
  4. Alternative form of sit-out.

Word forms

sitout sitouts sit out sit-out

Etymology

From sit + out.

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