lock out vs exclude

lock out and exclude both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lock out	No	No	Yes	No
exclude	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exclude is a hypernym of lock out; that is, exclude is a word with a broader meaning than lock out:

Other hypernyms of lock out include keep out, shut, shut out.

lock out (verb)	exclude (verb)
prevent employees from working during a strike	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
	prevent from entering; keep out
	put out or expel from a place
	prevent from entering; shut out
	lack or fail to include