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sitâ²-in`. 1. an organized passive protest against racial segregation in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them in public places. 2. any organized protest in which the demonstrators occupy and refuse to leave a public place.
sit on someone or something. 1. Lit. to place oneself in a sitting position on someone or something. The enormous woman knocked the crook out and sat on him until the police came. I need to sit on this chair for a minute and catch my breath. 2. Fig. to hold someone or something back; to delay someone or something. The project cannot be finished because the city council is sitting on the final approval. Ann deserves to be promoted, but the manager is sitting on her because of a disagreement.