lockout

Meanings

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   noun The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
3. 3
   noun (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.
4. 4
   noun A situation where the system is not responding to input.
5. 5
   noun A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
6. 6
   noun The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
7. 7
   noun An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.