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Noun: shutout  'shút,awt
  1. A defeat in a game where one side fails to score
    "The goalkeeper's brilliant performance resulted in a shutout";
    - skunk
Verb: shut out
  1. 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

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