walk out

verb

1. to leave without explanation, esp in anger

2. to go on strike

3. informal,  to abandon or desert

4. obsolete,  to court or be courted by

noun

1. a strike by workers

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

walk-out

1. 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.”

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

When 19-year-old Cole Cooper walked out into a cool May night earlier this year, no-one would have imagined he was in the final hours of his life.

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When England walked out after lunch on day two of the first Test, they were 59-1 and 99 runs in front.

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Around 3:49 p.m. that day, she walked out with a suitcase of clothes, five weeks’ worth of medication — and no cellphone or ID.

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In the days leading up to the glittering coronation in Bangkok, contestants alleging mistreatment walked out and two judges resigned with one claiming the contest is rigged.

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If something funny happens right now, if I walk out of here and I trip and fall, I’ll probably make a video immediately and within five minutes that video’s gonna be on seven different platforms.

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Related Words

• disappear 
• escape 
• flee 
• fly 
• go 
• move 
• quit 
• retire 
• start 
• take off 
• withdraw