lock out

lɑːk aʊt

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Definition of lock out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

deny entryprevent from entering by locking a door

The company decided to lock out the striking workers.

bar

block

industrial dispute

TECH.

prevent employees from working during a dispute

TECH.

The company decided to lock out the workers.

bar

exclude

shut out

technology

TECH.

prevent access to a data structure

TECH.

The system will lock out users after three failed attempts.

bar

block

industrial safety

TECH.

prevent someone from operating machinery for safety

TECH.

They lock out the machine during maintenance.

deactivate

disable

shut down

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Examples of lock out in a sentence

They had to lock out the intruders.
Management threatened to lock out the staff indefinitely.
The union feared the company might lock out its members.
The admin can lock out unauthorized users.
The software will lock out any intruders.
Workers must lock out equipment before repairs.

They lock out the system to ensure safety.

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French:verrouiller, bloquer, ...
German:aussperren, blockieren, ...
Italian:chiudere a chiave, bloccare, ...
Spanish:bloquear la entrada, bloquear, ...
Portuguese:trancar, bloquear, ...
Chinese:拒之门外, 封锁, ...
Japanese:締め出す, アクセスを防ぐ, ...
Arabic:أَغْلَقَ, مَنَعَ الدُّخول, ...
Hebrew:לִנְעוֹל בַּחוּץ, לִמְנוֹעַ מֵהָעוֹבְדִים לַעֲבוֹד, ...
Russian:запереть, не допускать, ...
Ukrainian:зачинити, заблокувати, ...
Hindi:बाहर बंद करना, काम से रोकना, ...
Bengali:তালাবন্ধ করে বাইরে রাখা, কাজ করতে না দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:deixar fora, tancar fora, ...
Czech:zamknout venku, vyhlásit výluku, ...
Danish:låse ude, blokere, ...
Dutch:buitensluiten, uitsluiten, ...
Greek:κλειδώνω απ' έξω, κλειδώνω έξω, ...
Hungarian:kizárni, munkából kizárni, ...
Khmer:ចាក់សោមិនឱ្យចូល, បិទមិនឱ្យចូលធ្វើការ, ...
Korean:잠그다, 출입 금지시키다, ...
Persian:از ورود جلوگیری کردن, از کار بازداشت, ...
Polish:zamknąć, blokować, ...
Portuguese (BR):trancar, bloquear, ...
Romanian:a încuia, a restricționa accesul, ...
Swedish:låsa ute, utesluta, ...
Thai:ล็อกไม่ให้เข้า, ปิดกั้น, ...
Turkish:kilitlemek, işten uzaklaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:nhốt ở ngoài, khóa cửa, ...

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