单词 | lockout |
释义 | lockoutn. 1. An act (on the part of an employer) of excluding employees from their place of work, or otherwise prohibiting them from working, until certain terms are agreed to. In later use frequently in the context of sports. Also as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > protest > forms of rattening1828 polytechnic1835 restriction1852 lockout1853 ca'canny1896 restrictive practice1896 go-slow1920 hartal1920 lock-in1920 working to rule1920 work-to-rule1920 cacannyism1921 job actionc1926 slowdown1926 gherao1967 work-in1967 work-to-contract1969 sick-out1970 sick-in1974 siege action1977 1853 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 8 Oct. 4/4 The strike or ‘lock-out’ in Preston, in 1836, was a loss to the operatives in wages of £50,000. 1863 W. G. Blaikie Better Days for Working People (1864) iv. 91 Strikes on the one side have their counterpart in locks-out on the other. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) Sept. 5 [To] interfere with the unrestricted manufacturing interests of our country by forced close-downs, lockouts, &c. 1926 Times 5 May 2/1 Lord Gainford, speaking for the mine owners, said the notices which were put up were not lockout notices. 1966 T. Lupton Managem. & Social Sci. iii. 60 The hidden sanction of strike or lockout always underlies bargaining. 1997 Educ. Rev. Summer 56/1 Employees in the public sector had a series of labour market conflicts which included strikes and lock-outs lasting for weeks. 2013 R. D. Fort & J. Winfree 15 Sports Myths & why they're Wrong xiv. 243 A full understanding of the next best alternatives for players led to the quick end of the NBA lockout that began the 2011–12 season. 2. The automatic prevention of the use or operation of a (mechanical, electrical, or electronic) device, typically for a limited time until some situation has changed (often as a security or safety measure). Cf. to lock out 3 at lock v.1 Phrasal verbs 1. Usually attributive. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > electronic component, circuitry > prevention of operation lockout1888 society > computing and information technology > data > database > [noun] > transfer or manipulation > restraint or regulation lockout1961 handshaking1963 handshake1966 1888 U.S. Patent 378,679 1 (title) Lock-out box and shunt-circuit for telephone-exchanges. 1924 T. W. Croft Electr. Machinery & Control Diagrams vii. 213 When current passes through the contactor, both the closing and the lockout portions of the switch are magnetized. 1961 N. Chapin Programming Computers for Business Applic. viii. 198 The high-speed transfer-of-data phase during which the buffer empties into or fills from high-speed storage..is sometimes called the lockout phase. 1972 Computer Jrnl. 15 194/2 The updated version of the record is then inserted in the file and finally the lockout is cancelled. 2003 K. G. Mastrullo et al. Electr. Safety Program Bk. ix. 79 If mechanics..install a lock and lockout device (thus avoiding the possibility of repressurizing the steam line), they can safely break the line or maintain a valve after the pressure is relieved. 3. The full extension of limbs when lifting weights or performing other forms of physical exercise. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > position squat1954 lockout1962 1962 Amateur Athlete May 22/2 In the presses, force is applied at chin level, top of head level and three inches lower than lockout. 1993 Flex Feb. 56/3 On each rep, the weight should be pressed to the lockout position..before being slowly returned to the start point. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 151/2 Once your legs are at a 90° angle at the knee, explode dynamically back to an upright position whilst keeping your back flat and not going to full lockout at the knees. 2014 M. Kroczaleski Insane Training v. 39 The load you are lifting is..increased where your leverages are best (near lockout). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853 |
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