shutout
See also: shut out
English
Etymology
Deverbal from shut out.
Noun
shutout (plural shutouts)
- 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.
- (sports) A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
- The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.
Synonyms
- (sports): zilch
Derived terms
- (sports): SO (abbreviation)
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