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walkout
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun walkout has 2 senses
- walkout(n = noun.act) Array - a strike in which the workers walk out; Array is a kind of strike, work stoppage
- walkout(n = noun.act) Array - the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak" is a kind of dissent, objection, protest
Derived form verb walk out1
Derived form verb walk out2
THESAURUS
walkout
abandonment, apostasy, arrest, bell, betrayal, bolt, boycott, boycottage, breakaway, check, checkmate, cutoff, dead stop, deadlock, decampment, defection, departure, dereliction, deserter, desertion, egress, end, endgame, ending, escape, evacuation, exit, exodus, final whistle, flight, full stop, getaway, going, grinding halt, gun, halt, hegira, job action, leaving, lockout, outlaw strike, parting, passing, ratting, removal, retirement, retreat, revolt, rulebook slowdown, schism, secession, sick-in, sit-down, sit-down strike, slowdown, stalemate, stand, standoff, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, strike, sympathy strike, tie-up, turnout, wildcat strike, withdrawal, work stoppage
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