LOCKOUT

lockout

(noun) a management action resisting employee’s demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lockout (plural lockouts)

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.

Antonyms

• (denial of work): strike; industrial peace

Source: Wiktionary

Lock"out`, n.

Definition: The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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