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- [wawk-out]
- /ˈwɔkˌaʊt/
- /ˈwɔːk.aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawk-out]
- /ˈwɔkˌaʊt/
Definitions of walkout word
- noun walkout a strike by workers. 1
- noun walkout the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, especially as an expression of protest. 1
- noun walkout a doorway in a building or room that gives direct access to the outdoors: a home with a sliding-glass walkout from the living room to the patio. 1
- adjective walkout having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement. 1
- noun walkout A sudden angry departure, especially as a protest or strike. 1
- noun walkout workers' strike 1
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Origin of walkout
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk out
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Parts of speech for Walkout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
walkout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for walkout
verb walkout
- manifest — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- march — to touch at the border; border.
- parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
noun walkout
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- industrial action — job action.
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- blue flu — a sickout, esp. by policemen
- slowdown — a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
Antonyms for walkout
verb walkout
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
noun walkout
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- entrance — An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.
Top questions with walkout
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