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Noun: walkout  'wok,awt
  1. The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest
    "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
     
  2. A strike in which the workers walk out
    "The sudden walkout by factory employees halted production"
Verb: walk out  wok awt
  1. Leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
    "The customer that was not served walked out"
     
  2. Leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
    "She walked out on her husband and children"
     
  3. Stop work in order to press demands
    "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met";
    - strike

Derived forms: walkouts, walking out, walks out, walked out

Type of: abandon, desert, desolate, dissent, forsake [literary], go away, go forth, leave, objection, off [informal], protest, resist, strike, work stoppage

Encyclopedia: Walkout

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