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• walk|out — «WK OWT», noun. 1. a strike of workers: »Striking employees…will go back to work tomorrow, fifty seven days after their walkout (New York Times). 2. a sudden departure from a room, meeting, or the like, usually as a form of protest. »France… …   Useful english dictionary

• walk out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you walk out of a meeting, a performance, or an unpleasant situation, you leave it suddenly, usually in order to show that you are angry or bored. [V P of n] Several dozen councillors walked out of the meeting in protest... [V… …   English dictionary

• walk out — 1) he walked out in a temper Syn: leave, depart, get up and go, storm off/out, flounce out, absent oneself; informal take off 2) teachers walked out in protest Syn: (go on) strike, stop work; protest, mutiny, revolt …   Thesaurus of popular words

• walk·out — /ˈwɑːkˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] 1 : a strike by workers Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory. 2 : the act of leaving a meeting or organization as a way of showing disapproval see also walk out at ↑walk, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• walk out — verb 1. stop work in order to press demands (Freq. 2) The auto workers are striking for higher wages The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met • Syn: ↑strike • Derivationally related forms: ↑walkout, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• walk out — verb a) to stage a walkout or strike b) to leave suddenly, especially as a form of protest …   Wiktionary

• walk-out — n strike, stoppage, industrial action, protest, rebellion, revolt …   Useful english dictionary

• walk — [wôk] vi. [ME walken < OE wealcan, to roll, journey, akin to Ger walken, Frank * walken, to full (cloth), stamp < IE * wolg < base * wel , to turn, roll > L volvere, to roll, Gr eilyein, to roll up, wrap] 1. to go along or move about… …   English World dictionary

• walk|off — walk off or walk|off «WK cf>of, OF», noun. 1. the act of walking off: »The walk off is the bittersweet image by which, undoubtedly, Chaplin wishes to be remembered (Time). 2. an abrupt departure; walk out: »The 22 Springbok cricketers who held …   Useful english dictionary

• walk — walk1 W1S1 [wo:k US wo:k] v 1.) [I and T] to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other ▪ How did you get here? We walked. ▪ Doctors said he d never walk again. walk into/down/up etc ▪ Carrie walked into the room and sat down in her… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• walk — /wɔk / (say wawk) verb (i) 1. to go or travel on foot at a moderate pace; to proceed by steps, or by advancing the feet in turn, at a moderate pace (in bipedal locomotion, so that there is always one foot on the ground, and in quadrupedal… …