sitout

English

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) 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.
  • (wrestling) 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.
  • A protest action in which protesters refuse to go to work or school, or in which they show up but do not work.
  • (alt form) sit-out

Etymology

Compound from English sit + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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