walkout
or walk-out
[ wawk-out ]
/ ˈwɔkˌaʊt /
noun
a strike by workers.
the act of leaving or being absent from a meeting, especially as an expression of protest.
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.
adjective
having a doorway that gives direct access to the outdoors: a walkout basement.
Origin of walkout
1885–90,
Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase
walk out
Words nearby walkout
Definition for walk out (2 of 2)
Origin of walk
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
walken, Old English
wealcan to roll, toss,
gewealcan to go; cognate with Dutch, German
walken to full (cloth), Old Norse
vālka to toss; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM walk
un·walked, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for walk out (1 of 2)
walk out
verb (intr, adverb)
to leave without explanation, esp in anger
to go on strike
walk out on informal
to abandon or desert
walk out with British obsolete, or dialect
to court or be courted by
noun walkout
a strike by workers
the act of leaving a meeting, conference, etc, as a protest
British Dictionary definitions for walk out (2 of 2)
walk
/ (wɔːk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of walk
walkable, adjectiveWord Origin for walk
Old English
wealcan; related to Old High German
walchan, Sanskrit
valgati he moves
Medical definitions for walk out
walk
[ wôk ]
v.
To move over a surface by taking steps with the feet at a pace slower than a run.
n.
The gait of a human in which the feet are lifted alternately with one part of a foot always on the ground.
The characteristic way in which one walks.
Idioms and Phrases with walk out (1 of 2)
walk out
Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands. [Late 1800s]
Leave suddenly, especially as a sign of disapproval. For example, The play was so bad we walked out after the first act. [First half of 1800s]
Also, walk out on. Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children. [Late 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with walk out (2 of 2)
walk