📖 Definitions of "Shut out"
verb
- 1
To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
"His wife shut him out of his own house."
- 2
To hide from sight.
"The high wall shut out the countryside beyond."
- 3
To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
noun
- 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
A game that ends with one side not having scored.
"The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout."
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