Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sit-in

1 sense of sit-in

Sense 1
sit-in -- (a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move)
       => civil disobedience -- (a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sit-in

2 senses of sit in

Sense 1
sit in -- (attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?")
       => attend, go to -- (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?")

Sense 2
sit in -- (participate in an act of civil disobedience)
       => disobey -- (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired")