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shutout
[shuht-out]
noun
an act or instance of shutting out.
the state of being shut out.
Sports.
a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
any game in which one side does not score.
shutout
/ ˈʃʌˌʊ /
noun
a less common word for a lockout See lock out
sport a game in which the opposing team does not score
verb
to keep out or exclude
to conceal from sight
we planted trees to shut out the view of the road
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
Word History and Origins
Origin of shutout1
Example Sentences
She threw a one-hit shutout in the Southern Section Division 1 championship game while finishing the season with a 17-0 record.
“Right now, he’s pitching like the best pitcher in the world,” catcher Will Smith said on May 2, after Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves.
He wants them to keep the edge they’ve developed since being shutout.
He was also shutout against the Baltimore Ravens in a “Monday Night Football” showcase in which he also dropped a crucial third-down pass.
The junior right-hander needed 27 pitches to retire all seven batters he faced to wrap up St. John Bosch’s 4-0 shutout of San Diego Patrick Henry in the Southern California Regional Division I championship game.
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