walkout

English

noun
Definitions
  • A sudden stoppage of work.
  • A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.

Etymology

Compound from English walk (full) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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