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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 strikeplay

  Familiarity information: LOCK OUT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOCK OUT (verb)


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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