Noun: shutout 'shút,awt
- A defeat in a game where one side fails to score
"The goalkeeper's brilliant performance resulted in a shutout";
- skunk
- Prevent from entering; shut out
"The trees were shutting out all sunlight";
- exclude, keep out, shut
Derived forms: shut out, shuts out, shutting out, shutouts
Type of: defeat, keep, prevent
Encyclopedia: Shutout
Shut out