shut·out
ˈshət-ˌau̇t 
1
: a game or contest in which one side fails to score
2
: a preemptive bid in bridge
shut out; shutting out; shuts out
1
: exclude
2
: to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest
3
: to forestall the bidding of (bridge opponents) by making a high or preemptive bid
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Examples of shutout in a Sentence
Noun
They beat us in a 9–0 shutout.
Verb
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
One player to watch is pitcher Harley Malone, who stymied Euless Trinity with a complete game shutout on April 16.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
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Noun
South Hills 5, Diamond Bar 0: Matt Moreno threw five shutout innings.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
One player to watch is pitcher Harley Malone, who stymied Euless Trinity with a complete game shutout on April 16.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Shutout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutout. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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shutout
1 of 2 noun
shut·out
ˈshət-ˌau̇t
: a game in which one side fails to score
shut out
2 of 2 verbˌshət-ˈau̇t
1
: to keep something out : exclude
2
: to keep an opponent from scoring in a game
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