locks out
Bars from entering
Locks out means to prevent entry or access by securing a lock.
An employer who locks out workers bars them from the workplace during a labor dispute—the management counterpart to a strike.
In computing, a system locks out a user after too many failed login attempts: I got locked out of my account.
You can also be locked out of a decision or opportunity: The new rules lock out smaller competitors.
- unlockOpen a secured closure
- padlockPortable locking device
- passwordAuthentication string
- log inAuthenticate to access
- banishmentForced removal from place
deadbolt · ostracism · embargo · boycott · strike · denial · cold shoulder · turn away · restriction · firewall · blacklist · encryption · authentication · veto · latch · keyhole · lockpick · gate
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away