blockade vs sit-down

blockade

noun
  • The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade. 

  • Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism. 

  • The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out. 

  • Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms. 

  • Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it. 

verb
  • To create a blockade against. 

sit-down

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting. 

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