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.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of shutout
1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut out
Words nearby shutout
Shute, shuteye, shut-in, shutoff, shut one's eyes to, shutout, shut-out bid, shutter, shutterbug, shuttering, shutter-priority
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Example sentences 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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Idioms and Phrases with shutout
shut out
Exclude, deny entry to, block, as in Anyone convicted of a crime is shut out from the legal profession, or These curtains shut out all the light. [Late 1300s]
Prevent an opponent from scoring, as in They were shut out of the last two games, or Reagan shut out Ford in the Texas primary in 1976. Originating in baseball about 1880, this usage was later transferred to other sports and then even broader usage.
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