Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

Meaning of shut out

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shut out

verb

Definitions

  1. To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.

    Example: His wife shut him out of his own house.

  2. To hide from sight.

    Example: The high wall shut out the countryside beyond.

  3. To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.

noun

Definitions

  1. Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.

    Example: A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.

  2. A game that ends with one side not having scored.

    Example: The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.