walk out

British  

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

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noun

1. a strike by workers

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

walk-out Cultural  

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.”

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walk out Idioms  

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

2. 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]

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

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Example Sentences

Dalton nudges me and points at Hannah, walking out of the gas station with a backpack slung over her shoulder.

From Literature

Every year Dad would walk out of the fairgrounds with at least one human-sized stuffed something or other on his shoulders, and every year all of us would hate Mom for being such a downer.

From Literature

Then one night, while they’d been sipping tea in front of the hearth, the old fox had said, “Time to go,” and walked out the door.

From Literature

The ballot, which runs from 31 March to 5 May, comes after staff at the university walked out on strike in November over job losses, staff workload and welfare.

From BBC

I walked out of the theater with at least three new songs for my electro-grime playlist.

From Salon

Related Words

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• escape
• flee
• fly
• go
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• start
• take off
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