lock out

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A phrasal verb used to indicate preventing someone from entering a place, or excluding someone from a system or activity.

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1. Prevent entryinformal

   To prevent someone from entering a place by locking the door.

   الإغلاق في الخارج

   • I accidentally locked myself out of the house.
   • The landlord locked out the tenants for not paying rent.
   • She locked him out of the bedroom after the argument.

   المرادفاتbarexcludekeep outshut out

   الأضدادadmitlet

2. Exclude from participationinformal

   To deliberately prevent someone from taking part in an activity or process.

   الاستبعاد من المشاركة

   • The new policy locked out small businesses from the market.
   • They locked out the opposition from the negotiations.
   • The system locked out users who entered the wrong password three times.

   المرادفاتbarblackballdebarexcludeostracizeshut out

   الأضدادadmitincludeincorporateinvolvewelcome

الفعل الأساسيlock