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shoot⋅out

  [shoot-out]
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–noun
1. a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
2. Slang. any military conflict or skirmish.
3. Slang. a high-scoring or intensely played game or tournament, as of basketball or ice hockey.
4. Soccer. a method of breaking a tie score at the end of overtime in which five players from each team alternate shooting at the opponent's goal, starting from a spot 35 yd. (39 m) from the goal line, in an attempt to kick the ball past the rival goalkeeper in under five seconds.
Origin:
1945–50; n. use of v. phrase shoot (it) out to settle a dispute with firearms
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shoot·out also shoot-out   (shōōt'out')   
n.  
    1. A gunfight.
    2. A battle between military forces.
    3. Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement: The marriage ended in a legal shootout.
    4. A high-scoring period or game.
    5. A means of resolving a tie after overtime in soccer and often in hockey, in which five players from each side alternately take individual shots on a goal defended by a goalie.
  2. Sports
    1. A high-scoring period or game.
    2. A means of resolving a tie after overtime in soccer and often in hockey, in which five players from each side alternately take individual shots on a goal defended by a goalie.
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