lockout
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Is lockout a Scrabble word?
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noun (English)
1. (labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.Antonyms: strike#Noun, walkout#Noun, industrial peace, industrial action, labor action, labour action
2. (by extension) The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.Examples: "It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix."Antonyms: lock-inbroadly
3. (computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
4. (industrial operations) A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation; a safety device to keep the power supply turned off during repairs; the standardized practice and method whereby such devices are deployed.Examples: "lockout–tagout"
5. (weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
6. (weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.Examples: "Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts"
Definition source: Wiktionary