lock out

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
2. To prevent from accessing a data structure.
3. (transitive) (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)

Noun

Misspelling of lockout.

Opposite of

let in#Verb, lock in#Verb

Synonyms

shut out

bar

Translations

aussperren

blocco

serrata

ausschließen

escludere

chiuder fuori

fare una serrata

enfermer dehors

barrer

cerrar la puerta

απεργία εργοδότων

eşzamanlama yitimi

Aussperrung

chiudersi fuori

serratura fuori