Synonyms for lock out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lok |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÉ’k |
Top 10 synonyms for lock out Other synonyms for the word lock out
- abolish
- absolve
- ax
- banish
- bar
- bate
- beleaguer
- blackball
- blacklist
- block out
- blockade
- boot
- boot out
- bounce
- brush off
- bump
- bundle
- bust
- can
- cashier
- cast off
- cast out
- chase
- choke
- chuck
- clear
- clog
- close
- close out
- conceal
- congest
- count out
- cover
- curb
- debar
- deport
- detach
- disallow
- disburden
- discontinue
- disencumber
- dispatch
- dispense
- dispense with
- disperse
- dispose of
- divorce
- do without
- drive out
- eject
- embargo
- estop
- evict
- except
- excuse
- expel
- fence off
- fill
- fire
- force out
- freeze out
- get rid of
- give one notice
- have done with
- hide
- hinder
- ignore
- impede
- interdict
- keep out
- kick out
- lay off
- leave out
- let go
- let off
- let one go
- let out
- lock out
- mask
- nix
- obstruct
- obviate
- occlude
- omit
- ostracize
- oust
- outlaw
- pass over
- plug
- preclude
- prevent
- privilege from
- prohibit
- proscribe
- push aside
- push back
- put out
- refuse
- refuse admittance
- reject
- release
- relegate
- relieve
- relinquish
- remove
- repel
- replace
- repudiate
- rid
- ride out on rail
- rule out
- run out of town
- screen
- seal
- seclude
- send off
- send packing
- set aside
- shed
- show out
- show the door
- shroud
- shut
- shut off
- shut out
- shut the door on
- sideline
- slough off
- spare
- stop up
- stopper
- supersede
- supplant
- suspend
- sweep away
- terminate
- throttle
- throw out
- turn out
- unload
- veil
- veto
- ward off
Définition of lock out
Origin :- "means of fastening," Old English loc "bolt, fastening; barrier, enclosure," from Proto-Germanic *lukan (cf. Old Norse lok "fastening, lock," Gothic usluks "opening," Old High German loh "dungeon," German Loch "opening, hole," Dutch luik "shutter, trapdoor"). "The great diversity of meaning in the Teut. words seems to indicate two or more independent but formally identical substantival formations from the root."
- The Old English sense "barrier, enclosure" led to the specific meaning "barrier on a river" (c.1300), and the more specific sense "gate and sluice system on a water channel used as a means of raising and lowering boats" (1570s). Wrestling sense is from c.1600. Phrase under lock and key attested from early 14c.
- As in occlude : verb block, prevent
- As in shut off/shut out : verb exclude; screen
- As in shut out : verb exclude
- As in discharge : verb dismiss from responsibility
- As in dismiss : verb send away, remove; free
- As in exclude : verb expel, forbid
- No ordinary person can shut his door to lock out the rest of the world.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Of my methods you may not learn much, for to those beyond the pale we lock out secrets.
- Extract from : « The Recipe for Diamonds » by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
- It required something heavier than that iron door, to lock out the sympathies of two hearts that had grown old in affection.
- Extract from : « Fashion and Famine » by Ann S. Stephens
- Words were wasted breath; the time to strike or to lock out your employees was when you were ready and your opponent was not.
- Extract from : « How To Write Special Feature Articles » by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
- The boys heard the door closed and locked, and the sound seemed to lock out another hope for them.
- Extract from : « Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece » by Bracebridge Hemyng
- It involves no dispute of the right to strike or lock out, nor of the closed or open shop.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- The youth now proposed to use this dagger as a saw to cut the lock out from the wooden door.
- Extract from : « The Works of Honor de Balzac » by Honor de Balzac
Antonyms for lock out
- accept
- add
- admit
- advance
- aid
- allow
- appoint
- approve
- assign
- assist
- blame
- choose
- clear
- condemn
- dam
- delegate
- detain
- employ
- encourage
- engage
- facilitate
- forward
- free
- help
- hire
- hold
- imprison
- include
- incorporate
- keep
- legalize
- let go
- load
- maintain
- open
- owe
- permit
- preserve
- promote
- ratify
- release
- retain
- sanction
- secure
- support
- take in
- take on
- unblock
- unplug
- unseal
- unstop
- welcome
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