Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lock_out

1 sense of lockout

Sense 1
lockout -- (a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms)
       => resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lock_out

1 sense of lock out

Sense 1
lock out -- (prevent employees from working during a strike)
       => exclude, keep out, shut out, shut -- (prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country")