shutout

American  

[shuht-out] / ˈʃʌtˌaʊt /

noun

1. an act or instance of shutting out.

2. the state of being shut out.

3. Sports.

   1. a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.

   2. any game in which one side does not score.

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shutout British  

/ ˈʃʌtˌaʊt /

noun

1. a less common word for a lockout See lock out

2. sport a game in which the opposing team does not score

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verb

1. to keep out or exclude

2. to conceal from sight

   we planted trees to shut out the view of the road

3. to prevent (an opponent) from scoring

Etymology

Origin of shutout

1850–55, noun use of verb phrase shut out

Example Sentences

But the film’s utter absence from every other category makes the “Wicked: For Good” shutout feel vaguely ... hostile?

From Los Angeles Times

Their latest shutout came in a 3-0 Coastal Canyon League win over Royal.

From Los Angeles Times

The final ledger: Six shutout innings, 10 strikeouts as a pitcher.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have been seven shutouts in the NFL this season—and the Raiders now account for two of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

A week after being shutout in Seattle, the Minnesota Vikings kept a clean sheet against the struggling Washington Commanders - with JJ McCarthy having a welcome three-touchdown game.

From BBC

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