walk out
verb
to leave without explanation, esp in anger
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walk out
Britishverb
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to leave without explanation, esp in anger
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to go on strike
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informal to abandon or desert
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obsolete to court or be courted by
noun
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a strike by workers
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the act of leaving a meeting, conference, etc, as a protest
walk-out
Cultural
walk out
Idioms
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Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands . [Late 1800s]
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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]
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Also, walk out on . Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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"Think of photochromic sunglasses. When you're inside, they're just clear lenses. You walk out into the sun, and they darken on their own. Come back inside, and the lenses become clear again," Nguyen continued.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
For Middlesbrough, only one outcome is acceptable: That they walk out at Wembley a week on Saturday.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The videos, which surfaced in October, showed Porter yelling at a staff member and threatening to walk out of a television reporter’s interview.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
“The key question is whether investors will walk out confident that this can be achieved without heroic assumptions,” he wrote.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
“He’s such an idiot,” she said, and turned to walk out.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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