shutout

See also: shut out

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase shut out.

Noun

shutout (plural shutouts)

  1. 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.
  2. (sports) A game that ends with one side not having scored.
    The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.

Derived terms

  • (sports): SO (abbreviation)

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