Definition of "lockout"

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.  examples

The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.  examples

(by extension) The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.  examples

The restriction of a population to a certain area, but allowing free movement within that region, in order to prevent the spread of disease. Compare lockdown.  examples

The situation of being locked out of a building.  examples

(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.  examples

A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.  examples

(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".  examples

(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.  quotations  examples