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shutout

[ shuht-out ]

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noun

an act or instance of shutting out.
the state of being shut out.
Sports.
1. a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
2. any game in which one side does not score.

shutout

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shutout¹

1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut out

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The team has recorded 13 shutouts and hit 38 home runs.

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Corona 8, Eastvale Roosevelt 0: The Panthers recorded their 13th shutout of the season.

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After tossing five shutout innings in his season debut against the Atlanta Braves on March 31, the oft-injured 31-year-old Dodgers pitcher believed he had finally unlocked the secret to better health.

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The Dodgers never drummed up run support for their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, succumbing to a shutout for the second time and falling into a three-game losing streak for the first time since last August.

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El Dorado 4, Cypress 0: Logan Steenburgen threw the shutout, striking out two and walking none.

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shut one's eyes to shut out

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