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- [lok out]
- /lɒk aʊt/
- /lɒk ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lok out]
- /lɒk aʊt/
Definitions of lock out words
- noun lock out a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 1
- noun lock out a contrivance for fastening or securing something. 1
- noun lock out the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock. safety (def 4). 1
- noun lock out any device or part for stopping temporarily the motion of a mechanism. 1
- noun lock out an enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water. 1
- noun lock out an air lock or decompression chamber. 1
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Origin of lock out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English loc fastening, bar; cognate with Middle Low German lok, Old High German loh, Old Norse lok a cover, lid, Gothic -luk in usluk opening; akin to Old English lūcan to shut
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Parts of speech for Lock out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lock out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lock out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lock out
verb lock out
- oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- unload — to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
Antonyms for lock out
verb lock out
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
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