noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A sudden stoppage of work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: labour
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strike
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: industrial action, labor action
2
noun
Meaning 2
A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A part of the squat exercise wherein one has to step out from the rack (“walk out” the weight) in order not to hit it during execution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of ringwalk (“fighter's glamorous entrance into the ring”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ringwalk
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
Misspelling of walk out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protest, objection, dissent
7
noun
Meaning 7
a strike in which the workers walk out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strike, work stoppage
History
Etymology
A deverbal from walk out.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.