WALKOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does walkout mean? 

• WALKOUT (noun)
  The noun WALKOUT has 2 senses:

1. a strike in which the workers walk out

2. the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest

  Familiarity information: WALKOUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WALKOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strike in which the workers walk out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):

strike; work stoppage (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)

Derivation:

walk out (stop work in order to press demands)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak

Hypernyms ("walkout" is a kind of...):

dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)

Derivation:

walk out (leave abruptly, often in protest or anger)