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Sitdown, Sit Down or sit-down may refer to the following: *
Sit-down hydrofoil The sit-down hydrofoil, first developed in the late 1980s, is a variation on water skiing, a popular water sport. When towed at speed, by a powerful boat or some other device, the board of the hydrofoil 'flies' above the water surface and generally ...
, a water sport in which one rides above the water, supported by a hydrofoil wing *
Sitdown strike A sit-down strike is a labour strike and a form of civil disobedience in which an organized group of workers, usually employed at factories or other centralized locations, take unauthorized or illegal possession of the workplace by "sitting do ...
, a strike in which workers take possession of a workplace by "sitting down" * Sit-down restaurant, a type of restaurant * Sitdown, a type of
powerbomb A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a sta ...
, a professional wrestling throw * A meeting, terminology frequently used in mafia media, such as ''
The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...
'' franchise * In British
Methodism Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's br ...
, "to sit down" is a technical phrase referring to Ministers ceasing active stipendiary work to become "supernumerary" ministers


Music

* ''Sit Down'' (EP), a 1997 EP by Run On * "Sit Down" (song), a 1989 song by James


See also

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Sit-in A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. The protestors gather conspicuously in a space or building, refusing to mo ...
, a form of direct action that involves one or more people nonviolently occupying an area for a protest {{disambiguation