shutout
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
shutout (plural shutouts)
- Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
- A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.
- (sports) A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
- The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.
Synonyms[edit]
- (sports): zilch
Derived terms[edit]
- (sports): SO (abbreviation)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
game that ends with one side not having scored