lockout

English

noun
Definitions
  • The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
  • The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
  • (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.
  • (computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
  • A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
  • (weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
  • (weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.

Etymology

Compound from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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