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shutouts

The correct spelling is shutouts.

How to pronounce shutouts

noun

Say it like: Shu-tow-ts

The correct spelling is shutouts. Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working. For example: "A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed."

Usage Examples

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

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
  2. 2.A game that ends with one side not having scored.

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