See Also: spreading(1)(dictionary)
spreading(2)(dictionary)
spreading depression(medicine)
spreading factor(medicine)
Spreading Agreement(money)
seafloor spreading(encyclopedia)
contact induced spreading(medicine)
superficial spreading melanoma(medicine)

sit-down (iou) and spreading(1) (iou)


sit-down (iou)



sit-down noun & adjective. L18.
[from SIT verb + DOWN adverb, in senses 2 & 3 directly from the adjective.]
A. noun.
An act of sitting down, esp. as an opportunity to relax. L18.
A (free) sit-down meal. N. Amer. slang. E20.
A sit-down strike or demonstration. M20.
b. adjective.
(Of a meal) eaten sitting at a table; (of a restaurant, party, etc.) at which people sit down. M19.
(Of a strike, demonstration, etc.) in which people sit down and refuse to leave a workplace, public building, etc.; (of a person) participating in such a strike or demonstration. M20.
sit-downer noun a participant in a sit-down strike or demonstration M20.

spreading(1) (iou)



spreading adjective. M16.
[from SPREAD verb + -ING2.]
Extending or growing outwards; increasing in size or area. M16.
spreading adder US a hognose snake.
Tending to become (more) widely diffused or prevalent. M16.
spreadingly adverb (rare) E17.
spreadingness noun (rare) L17.