walk·out
ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t 
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2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
walked out; walking out; walks out
Synonyms
Noun
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
Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Following the tragedy, Owasso High School staged a walkout, with 40 students leaving class to protest his death — and the bullying policies students believe caused Benedict’s death.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Park again repeated the government's call for the doctors to end their walkouts.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
Many surgeries have been canceled or postponed, some military hospitals have admitted civilian patients, and some nurses have performed doctors' duties during the walkout.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
These doctors — who are qualified physicians and may have up to 8 years’ experience in hospitals — began a five-day walkout on Saturday.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s also, many believe, some hesitation due to the looming threat of a potential walkout by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, though such an outcome is seen as unlikely.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The Pharmacy Guild formed late last year in the wake of a series of high-profile walkouts by CVS and Walgreens pharmacists who decried untenable working conditions that jeopardize patient safety.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The walkout was sparked by the recent altercation that students characterized as a hate crime and said sent the girl to the hospital.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Students in Alaska’s capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to protest Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s latest education veto and the Legislature’s failure to override it.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The two walked out with their arms linked and thanked the audience.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Students say suspensions are ineffective This fall, two high schoolers in Providence, Rhode Island, walked out of a classroom.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Someone walked into a store and walked out without paying for about $30 worth of items.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Democratic lawmakers walked out of a House committee meeting when a separate bill requiring such treatment came up earlier this month.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
But Parker, looking stern as tears streamed down his cheeks, walked out of the courtroom with his aunt.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Dozens of Shawnee Mission East High School students walked out of class on Monday to protest the school’s handling of a fight that involved a white male student shouting racist slurs and attacking a Black female student.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
Plans called for 40-minute walkouts at schools across Alaska, with 40 representing the number of votes lawmakers needed to override the veto.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Following the tragedy, Owasso High School staged a walkout, with 40 students leaving class to protest his death — and the bullying policies students believe caused Benedict’s death.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Park again repeated the government's call for the doctors to end their walkouts.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
Many surgeries have been canceled or postponed, some military hospitals have admitted civilian patients, and some nurses have performed doctors' duties during the walkout.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
These doctors — who are qualified physicians and may have up to 8 years’ experience in hospitals — began a five-day walkout on Saturday.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s also, many believe, some hesitation due to the looming threat of a potential walkout by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, though such an outcome is seen as unlikely.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The Pharmacy Guild formed late last year in the wake of a series of high-profile walkouts by CVS and Walgreens pharmacists who decried untenable working conditions that jeopardize patient safety.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The walkout was sparked by the recent altercation that students characterized as a hate crime and said sent the girl to the hospital.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, who will be played by Dager.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Students in Alaska’s capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to protest Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s latest education veto and the Legislature’s failure to override it.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The two walked out with their arms linked and thanked the audience.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Students say suspensions are ineffective This fall, two high schoolers in Providence, Rhode Island, walked out of a classroom.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Someone walked into a store and walked out without paying for about $30 worth of items.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Democratic lawmakers walked out of a House committee meeting when a separate bill requiring such treatment came up earlier this month.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
But Parker, looking stern as tears streamed down his cheeks, walked out of the courtroom with his aunt.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Dozens of Shawnee Mission East High School students walked out of class on Monday to protest the school’s handling of a fight that involved a white male student shouting racist slurs and attacking a Black female student.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Walkout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkout. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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walkout
1 of 2 noun
walk·out
ˈwȯ-ˌkau̇t
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
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