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walkout

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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

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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.

  • Arabic: مَسِيرَة (masīra) — similar mass action
  • Finnish: ulosmarssi — similar mass action
  • Hungarian: kivonulás — similar mass action
  • Spanish: abandono — similar mass action