English noun: work stoppage | |||
1. | work stoppage (act) a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions | ||
Samples | The strike lasted more than a month before it was settled. | ||
Synonyms | strike | ||
Broader (hypernym) | job action | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sit-down, sit-down strike, sympathetic strike, sympathy strike, walkout, wildcat strike | ||