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shut out vs lock out

lock out vs shut out

shut out and lock out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shut out No No Yes No
lock out No No Yes No
As verbs, lock out is a hyponym of shut out; that is, lock out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shut out:
  • shut out: prevent from entering; shut out
  • lock out: prevent employees from working during a strike
Other hyponyms of shut out include curse, excommunicate, unchurch, ostracise, ostracize.
shut out (verb) lock out (verb)
prevent from entering; shut out prevent employees from working during a strike
Difference between shut out and lock out

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