shutout
[ shuht-out ]
/ ˈʃʌtˌaʊt /
noun
an act or instance of shutting out.
the state of being shut out.
Sports.
- a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
- any game in which one side does not score.
Nearby words
shut-out bid, shutdown, shute, shuteye, shutoff, shutout, shutter, shutter priority, shutter release, shutter speed, shutter-priority
Origin of shutout
1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut out
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Examples from the Web for shutout
Any day that you score seven touchdowns in this league and turn in a shutout should be a day of celebration.
He lies buried in his death-city Ravenna, "shutout from my native shores."
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James WoodThe net result was a shutout for Dallas and five runs for New York.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
British Dictionary definitions for shutout
shutout
/ (ˈʃʌtˌaʊt) /
noun
a less common word for a lockoutSee lock out (noun)
sport a game in which the opposing team does not score
verb shut out (tr, adverb)
to keep out or exclude
to conceal from sightwe planted trees to shut out the view of the road
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
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