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SHUTOUT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does shutout mean?

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

1. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

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

Dictionary entry details

• SHUTOUT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A defeat in a game where one side fails to score

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

shutout; skunk

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

defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)

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