lock out

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Synonyms: look out, block out, lick out, rock out, lockout, luck out, clock out, lock nut, locks out, lock-out, lookout

Antonyms: look out, block out, lick out, rock out, lockout, luck out, clock out, lock nut, locks out, lock-out, lookout

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
2. {{lb|en|computing}} To prevent from accessing a [[data structure]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} {{lb|en|industrial}} To prevent (a person, including oneself) from [[power up#Verb|powering up]] or [[turn on#Verb|turning on]] a [[machine#Noun|machine]] when doing so would be [[dangerous]] {{ng|(accomplished with objects such as [[padlock]]s or [[zip tie]]s placed through the switch handle, for example)}}
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|or|transitive}} {{lb|en|colloquial|sometimes|humorous}} To be unable to [[concentrate]].

Noun

1. {{misspelling of|en|lockout#Noun}}.

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