walkout
walkout · walkouts
A sudden stoppage of workA sudden stoppage of work.
US/wˈɔkˌaʊt/
» The railroad workers are going on walkout tomorrow.
Meaning
4 sensesA sudden stoppage of work.
A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
A part of the squat exercise wherein one has to step out from the rack (“walk out” the weight) in order not to hit it during execution.
Synonym of ringwalk (“fighter's glamorous entrance into the ring”).
More definitions
- the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
- a strike in which the workers walk out
Examples
2 sentencesThe railroad workers are going on walkout tomorrow.
Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
A deverbal from walk out.A deverbal from walk out.
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