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

see also:

walk out on

Synonyms of walkout

Noun

• strike

Verb

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

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

The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

On a warm and sunny day in January, dozens of students staged a walkout to protest the immigration crackdowns by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the Bay Area. — Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Verb

The employee reportedly walked out from behind the counter and shoved his hand away, as briefly seen in the footage. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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