shutout: Meaning and Definition of

shut•out

Pronunciation: (shut'out"), [key]
— n.
  1. an act or instance of shutting out.
  2. the state of being shut out.
    1. a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
    2. any game in which one side does not score.
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