shutout
/ˈʃʌtˌaʊt/ noun C1- 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.
- A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless. · The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.
Plural shutouts
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