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Shut out

To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.

📖 Definitions of "Shut out"

verb
  1. 1

    To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.

    "His wife shut him out of his own house."

  2. 2

    To hide from sight.

    "The high wall shut out the countryside beyond."

  3. 3

    To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.

noun
  1. 1

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

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

  2. 2

    A game that ends with one side not having scored.

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

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