walked out (verb)

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• 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

• out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• out — I [[t]a͟ʊt[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Out is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as give out and run out .) 1) ADV: ADV after v When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove …   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 — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms walk out : present tense I/you/we/they walk out he/she/it walks out present participle walking out past tense walked out past participle walked out 1) to suddenly leave a person who needs you or a situation… …   English dictionary

• ˌwalk ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to suddenly leave a job or relationship Her husband had walked out on her a year before.[/ex] 2) to stop working as a way of protesting about something All the workers walked out on Friday night.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• walk out on sth — UK US walk out on sth Phrasal Verb with walk({{}}/wɔːk/ verb [I or T] ► if someone walks out on a job, etc., they leave before finishing it because they are not happy about something: »Workers who walked out on the job could be sacked for breach… …   Financial and business terms

• beat the stuffing out of — verb a) To beat really badly. If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you. b) To trounce, outdo, or triumph over. At the fiesta, the kids beat the stuffing out of the pinata,… …   Wiktionary

• Phrasal verb — A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition, any of which are part of the syntax of the sentence, and so are a complete semantic unit. Sentences, however, may… …   Wikipedia

• let out — phrasal verb Word forms let out : present tense I/you/we/they let out he/she/it lets out present participle letting out past tense let out past participle let out 1) a) [transitive] to allow a person or animal to leave a place Would you let the… …   English dictionary

• ˈlet sth ˌout — phrasal verb to make a noise As he walked away, he let out a sigh of relief.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English