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shutout
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shutout
(noun)
shutout
/
ˈ
ʃʌtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
shutouts
shutout
/
ˈ
ʃʌtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
shutouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHUTOUT
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US
:
a game or contest in which one side does not score
They beat us in a 9–0
shutout
.
He pitched a
shutout
.
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