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shutout

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈʃʌtˌaʊt/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AH1 T AW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skunk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: defeat, licking

History

Etymology

Deverbal from shut out.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: työsulku — lockout
  • Bulgarian: на нула (na nula) — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • Finnish: nollapeli — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • French: balle — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • French: balles — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • French: jeu blanc — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • French: blanchissage — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • Japanese: 完封 (kanpū) — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • Japanese: シャットアウト (shattoauto) — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • Korean: 완봉 (wanbong) — game that ends with one side not having scored
  • Korean: 셧아웃 (syeosaut) — game that ends with one side not having scored
Real reading context

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