walkout

1 of 2

noun

walk·​out ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t 

1

: strike sense 3a

2

: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval

walk out

2 of 2

verb

walked out; walking out; walks out

intransitive verb

1

: to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval

2

: to go on strike

Phrases

walk out on

: to leave in the lurch : abandon, desert

Synonyms

Noun

• strike

Verb

• bail
• bail out
• begone
• book [slang]
• bug off
• bug out
• bugger off [British slang]
• buzz (off)
• clear off [chiefly British]
• clear out
• cut out
• depart
• dig out
• exit
• get
• get off
• go
• go off
• move
• pack (up or off)
• part
• peel off
• pike (out or off)
• pull out
• push off
• push on
• quit
• run along
• sally (forth)
• scarper [British]
• shove (off)
• step (along)
• take off
• vamoose

Examples of walkout in a Sentence

Noun

Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.

after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in

Verb

we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us

the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever A labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers went on strike Friday, marking the first such walkout in the smartphone and chipmaking giant’s 55-year history, report my colleagues Yoonjung Seo and Diksha Madhok. —Krystal Hur, CNN, 10 June 2024

Advocacy groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community condemned his rhetoric and Netflix employees staged a walkout in protest of the release. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 June 2024

Verb

Singer Sean Kingston walked out of Broward County jail Tuesday night after a home mortgage was put up as collateral for his $100,000 bond. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024

At Chicago’s graduation on Saturday, dozens of students walked out to register their disapproval of the university’s handling of cases like Mr. Hasweh’s. —Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 4 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

walkout

1 of 2 noun

walk·​out ˈwȯ-ˌkau̇t 

1

: strike entry 2 sense 2a

2

: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval

walk out

2 of 2 verb

(ˈ)wȯ-ˈkau̇t

1

: to go on strike

2

: to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval

Legal Definition

walkout

noun

walk·​out ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t 

1

: strike

2

: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval