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Meaning of shutout

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

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.