walkout

or walk-out

[ wawk-out ]

/ ˈwɔkˌaʊt /

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noun

a strike by workers.

the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, especially as an expression of protest.

a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding-glass walkout from the living room to the patio.

adjective

having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement.

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Origin of walkout

1885–90, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out

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How to use walkout in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
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For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
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On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
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Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for walkout

walk out

verb (intr, adverb)

to leave without explanation, esp in anger

to go on strike

walk out on informal to abandon or desert

walk out with British obsolete, or dialect to court or be courted by

noun walkout

a strike by workers

the act of leaving a meeting, conference, etc, as a protest

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for walkout

walk-out

The action of leaving a meeting, place of work, or organization as an expression of disapproval or grievance: “During Grimm's speech, the radical students staged a walk-out.”

Other Idioms and Phrases with walkout

walk out

Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands. [Late 1800s]

Leave suddenly, especially as a sign of disapproval. For example, The play was so bad we walked out after the first act. [First half of 1800s]

Also, walk out on. Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children. [Late 1800s]