lock out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
  2. To prevent from accessing a data structure.
  3. (industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example)
  4. (colloquial, sometimes humorous) To be unable to concentrate.
noun
  1. Misspelling of lockout.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lock out.wav

Word forms

lock out locks out locking out locked out lock outs

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