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
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.
• (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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
