| BACKOUT | • backout n. A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order). • backout n. (Aerospace) A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch. • back␣out v. (Transitive) To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. |
| CONKOUT | • conk␣out v. (Intransitive, informal) to fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly. • conk␣out v. (Intransitive, informal) to stop functioning. • conk␣out v. (Intransitive, informal) to die. |
| COOKOUT | • cookout n. (US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event. • cook␣out n. Alternative form of cookout. • cook␣out v. (Intransitive) To cook a group meal outside as a family, workplace or other social unit. |
| KICKOUT | • kickout n. (Surfing) A rapid turn performed by shifting one’s weight to the rear of the surfboard. • kickout n. (Basketball) A pass to another offensive player who immediately shoots for the basket. • kickout n. (Soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area. |
| LOCKOUT | • lockout n. (Labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into… • lockout n. The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock. • lockout n. (By extension) The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc. |
| LOOKOUT | • lookout n. A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area. • lookout n. A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc. • lookout n. A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc. |
| PUCKOUT | • puckout n. (Hurling) A free hit by the goalkeeper after the sliotar has gone behind the goal. • puck-out n. Alternative form of puckout. • PUCKOUT n. in ice hockey, a free hit from the goal area made by the goalkeeper. |
| SICKOUT | • sickout n. A labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick. • SICKOUT n. an organized absence of workers claiming to be sick. |
| WALKOUT | • walkout n. A sudden stoppage of work. • walkout n. A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest. • walkout n. (Weightlifting) A part of the squat exercise wherein one has to step out from the rack (“walk out” the… |
| WORKOUT | • workout n. An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. • workout n. A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal. • workout n. (By extension) Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain. |
| BLACKOUT | • blackout n. A temporary loss of consciousness. • blackout n. A temporary loss of memory. • blackout n. An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one. |
| BREAKOUT | • breakout n. An escape from prison. • breakout n. An escape from any restrictive or confining situation. • breakout n. (Aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud. |
| CHECKOUT | • checkout n. The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one. • checkout n. The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library. • checkout n. The place in a supermarket where this is done. |
| FREAKOUT | • freakout n. (Slang) A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug. • freakout n. (Slang) An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour. • freak-out n. The act of freaking out. |
| KNOCKOUT | • knockout n. The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one’s feet within a certain period… • knockout n. The deactivation of anything. • knockout n. (Informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. |
| SPEAKOUT | • speakout n. A public forum or meeting at which members of a community speak out about an issue facing the community, e.g. rape. • speak␣out v. (Idiomatic) To assert or promote one’s opinion; to make one’s thoughts known. • SPEAKOUT n. the act of speaking boldly. |
| STICKOUT | • stickout n. A portion of wire extending from an electrode, important in the welding process. • stick␣out v. To protrude; to extend beyond. • stick␣out v. (Idiomatic) To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive. |