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lock out vs shut out

shut out vs lock out

lock out and shut out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lock out No No Yes No
shut out No No Yes No
As verbs, shut out is a hypernym of lock out; that is, shut out is a word with a broader meaning than lock out:
  • lock out: prevent employees from working during a strike
  • shut out: prevent from entering; shut out
Other hypernyms of lock out include exclude, keep out, shut.
lock out (verb) shut out (verb)
prevent employees from working during a strike prevent from entering; shut out
Difference between lock out and shut out

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