Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lock out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: lock- out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.

Transitive verb

verb

To prevent from accessing a data structure.

verb

(industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example)

Transitive verb

verb

(colloquial, sometimes humorous) To be unable to concentrate.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

Misspelling of lockout.

Example Sentences

"I've locked myself out of my room again!"
"The synchronize keyword locks out all other threads trying to access the object."
"Bro, I am totally locked out on this assignment."

Usage

Inflected Forms

locks out (present, singular) locking out (participle, present) locked out (participle, past) locked out (past) lock outs (plural)

Derived Forms

lockout

Phrases

lock-out lock in

Frequently Paired Words

tag out lock in

Antonyms

let in lock in

Questions

What does lock out mean?: To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.

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