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View synonyms for shutout
shutout
[ shuht-out ]
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.
shutout
/ ˈʃʌtˌaʊt /
noun
- a less common word for a lockout See lock out
- sport a game in which the opposing team does not score
verb
- to keep out or exclude
- to conceal from sight
we planted trees to shut out the view of the road
- to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shutout1
1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut out
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Example Sentences
Any day that you score seven touchdowns in this league and turn in a shutout should be a day of celebration.
From The Daily Beast
The net result was a shutout for Dallas and five runs for New York.
From Project Gutenberg
He lies buried in his death-city Ravenna, "shutout from my native shores."
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