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SHOOTOUT

Pronunciation (US):

• SHOOTOUT (noun)
The noun SHOOTOUT has 1 sense:

1. a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

Familiarity information: SHOOTOUT used as a noun is very rare.

• SHOOTOUT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gunfight; gunplay; shootout

Hypernyms ("shootout" is a kind of...):

combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)

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