lock-out

noun

  1. 1

    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

    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

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

    It's another front-row lockout for Mercedes on the starting grid of the Japanese Grand Prix.
  4. 4

    A situation where the system is not responding to input.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

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

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