shutout


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shut·out

 (shŭt′out′)
n.
1. See lockout.
2. Sports A game in which one side does not score.
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shutout

(ˈʃʌtˌaʊt)
n
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a less common word for a lockout. See lock out3
2. (General Sporting Terms) sport a game in which the opposing team does not score
vb (tr, adverb)
3. to keep out or exclude
4. to conceal from sight: we planted trees to shut out the view of the road.
5. (General Sporting Terms) to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
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shut•out

(ˈʃʌtˌaʊt)

n.
1. an act or instance of shutting out.
2. the state of being shut out.
3.
a. a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
b. any game in which one side does not score.
[1850–55, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shutout - a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
skunk
defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
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Translations

shutout

[ˈʃʌtaʊt]
A. N
1. (US) (= lockout) → cierre m patronal
2. (Brit) (Sport) the goalkeeper had ten successive shutouts → el portero salió imbatido en diez partidos sucesivos
B. CPD shutout bid N → declaración f aplastante
shutout record N → récord m de imbatibilidad
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