An act of sitting down, especially with other people in some form of social exchange. / A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move.

plural of beat down

(transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass. / (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.

simple past tense and past participle of water down

Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie. / (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike. / (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

A shirt with a button-down collar

(US, offensive) Alternative spelling of jew down

(offensive) To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.

Alternative form of thumbs down

To disapprove with a thumbs-down sign.