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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
Sense 1
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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