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LOCK OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lock out mean?
• LOCK OUT (verb)
The verb LOCK OUT has 1 sense:
1. prevent employees from working during a strike
Familiarity information: LOCK OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prevent employees from working during a strike
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "lock out" is one way to...):
exclude; keep out; shut; shut out (prevent from entering; shut out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
lockout (a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms)
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