Meaning of lockout in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

• The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.

• (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.

  Example: It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.

• A situation where the system is not responding to input.

• A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.

• The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".

• An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.

  Example: 2016, Christian Thibaudeau, “Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts”, T-Nation.