Shutout

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·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."

Synonyms

skunk zilch zilch

Example

"He had a shutout until the ninth inning."

Etymology

Deverbal from shut out.

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