shutout

[ shuht-out ]

/ ˈʃʌtˌaʊt /

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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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Origin 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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How to use shutout in a sentence

Wednesday’s result gave the Blues 17 shutouts in 24 matches across all competitions since his arrival.
Christian Pulisic helps Chelsea past Real Madrid and into the Champions League final|Steven Goff, Glynn A. Hill|May 5, 2021|Washington Post
In Chicago, fans ripped out a turnstile and crammed every nook of Comiskey Park to watch Paige hurl a shutout.
In Cleveland, four men helped bring baseball into the modern age|Aram Goudsouzian|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
She is in no hurry, her life currently consumed with saves and shutouts, making a case for the 2023 World Cup squad and helping the 10-team pro league blossom.
Aubrey Bledsoe’s present is on the soccer pitch. Her future, she hopes, is in the boardroom.|Steven Goff|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
Defensive coaches across the country are coming to grips with the fact that shutout defense is largely a thing of the past.
Can New Coaches — And A New Vision — Fix Michigan’s Defense?|Richard Johnson|April 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

Wilson failed to clear the puck past Olofsson at the left point, setting up the play that prevented the shutout.
Tom Wilson, Vitek Vanecek lead the Capitals to a 3-1 win over the Sabres|Samantha Pell|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Any day that you score seven touchdowns in this league and turn in a shutout should be a day of celebration.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The net result was a shutout for Dallas and five runs for New York.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
He lies buried in his death-city Ravenna, "shutout from my native shores."
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

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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Other 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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