Definition of Lockout

1. Noun. A management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms.

Generic synonyms: Opposition, Resistance
Derivative terms: Lock Out

Definition of Lockout

1. n. The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.

Definition of Lockout

1. a closing of a business to coerce employees to agree to terms [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lockout

lockfuls
locking
locking pliers
lockjaw
lockjaw
lockjaws
lockkeeper
lockkeepers
lockmaker
lockmakers
lockman
lockmaster
lockmen
locknut
locknuts
lockout (current term)
lockouts
lockpick
lockpicks
lockram
lockrams
lockring
locks
lockset
locksets
locksman
locksmen
locksmith
locksmithing
locksmithings

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