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Lockout

noun
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounThe opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
2.nounThe action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
3.noun(by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.
"It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix."
4.nounA situation where the system is not responding to input.
5.nounA safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
6.nounThe final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
7.nounAn exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
"2016, Christian Thibaudeau, “Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts”, T-Nation."

Synonyms

foreclosureembargolockuplockdownunlockingblockadestopblockingblockagelock-inlock-outlock-down

Antonyms

industrial peacestrike

Rhymes With

stoutroutflouttoutdevoutcarry outdoubtspout
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