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shutout
[ shuht-out ]
noun
- an act or instance of shutting out.
- the state of being shut out.
- Sports.
- a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball.
- any game in which one side does not score.
shutout
/ ˈʃʌˌʊ /
noun
- a less common word for a lockout See lock out
- sport a game in which the opposing team does not score
verb
- to keep out or exclude
- to conceal from sight
we planted trees to shut out the view of the road
- to prevent (an opponent) from scoring
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shutout1
1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shut out
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Birmingham 1, Cleveland 0: Freshman Carlos Acuna threw the shutout, striking out six and walking none.
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Corona 9, King 0: The No. 1-ranked Panthers hit six home runs and recorded their 10th shutout in 12 games.
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About the only surprise Friday night in the championship game of the Boras Classic South was La Mirada preventing Corona from tying a state record for most consecutive shutouts.
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Flaherty struck out 14 and took a shutout into the seventh inning.
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Corona is one shutout away from tying the state record for most consecutive wins via shutouts at seven.
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