Shutout
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 a defeat in a game where one side fails to score wordnet
- 3 A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
"The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout."
Example
More examples"He had a shutout until the ninth inning."
Etymology
Deverbal from shut out.