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

• exit
• move
• depart
• go
• get
• pull out
• peel off
• run along
• get off
• take a walk
• push off
• cut out
• bail out
• push on
• dig out
• go off
• clear out
• start
• take off
• escape
• step (along)
• evacuate
• sally (forth)
• clear off [chiefly British]

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

Later in the show, the team discussed skipping practice or staging a walkout to put pressure on Cowboys management, but ultimately decided against it, McLean told TIME.com. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Recording artist and founding investor Becky G read that message from the field before player walkouts. —Meg Linehan, New York Times, 15 June 2025

Verb

Almost three hours after the vote began, Johnson, Lee, Scott and Lummis walked out of Thune’s office with Vice President Vance and headed to the Senate floor to cast the final votes to advance the bill. —Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025

Hall walks out to applause, welcoming the TamFam, bringing grace and grit to every second of airtime. —Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for walkout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

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