shut·out
ˈshət-ˌau̇t 
1
: a game or contest in which one side fails to score
2
: a preemptive bid in bridge
shut out; shutting out; shuts out
1
: exclude
2
: to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest
3
: to forestall the bidding of (bridge opponents) by making a high or preemptive bid
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Examples of shutout in a Sentence
Noun
They beat us in a 9–0 shutout.
Verb
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
After throwing a complete game shutout against the Oakland A’s, Webb took advantage of a 4-0 lead – sparked by Fitzgerald’s home run – to speed through five innings.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
Melanie Combs-Dyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
Men are already permitted to compete in the lower level competitions for artistic swimming, but previously had been shut out from earning a spot on the Olympic team.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Eflin handed the ball to his bullpen with the chance to secure the Orioles’ eighth shutout of the season.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
After throwing a complete game shutout against the Oakland A’s, Webb took advantage of a 4-0 lead – sparked by Fitzgerald’s home run – to speed through five innings.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
Verb
Many of my fellow independents choose to remain independent and are shut out altogether.
—Melanie Combs-Dyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
Men are already permitted to compete in the lower level competitions for artistic swimming, but previously had been shut out from earning a spot on the Olympic team.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Shutout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutout. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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shutout
1 of 2 noun
shut·out
ˈshət-ˌau̇t
: a game in which one side fails to score
shut out
2 of 2 verbˌshət-ˈau̇t
1
: to keep something out : exclude
2
: to keep an opponent from scoring in a game
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