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How to pronounce shutout in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms skunk
Type of defeat, licking

Examples of shutout

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Tyler Skaggs got the win after pitching three shutout frames to end the contest.
From the sacbee.com
The goal came on a free kick and denied Matt Pickens of his 26th career shutout.
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Tampa Bay Lighting goalie Dan Ellis owns UNO's career shutout record with seven.
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Reimer was coming off his first career NHL shutout on Thursday against Carolina.
From the denverpost.com
Adam Leonard posted the shutout for Timberland, which faces Vianney on Saturday.
From the stltoday.com
Jess Deutsch made 21 saves for the shutout for Warde, which led 3-0 at halftime.
From the timesunion.com
Fleury made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season and 19th of his career.
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In fact, with a little luck, Rosell and Moore could have escaped with a shutout.
From the news-journalonline.com
Cochran closed out the sixth and gave the Bulldogs one inning of shutout relief.
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More examples
  • A defeat in a game where one side fails to score
  • In team sports, a shutout (a clean sheet in association football) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in all major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
  • In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run. The pitcher is also awarded a win. ...
  • (Shutouts (Sh)) Credited to a pitcher of a complete-game scoreless victory. Adopted officially by the National League in 1904 and the American League in 1908. Available for all seasons in major-league history from a combination of official and reconstructed sources.
  • (SHUTOUTS) On an individual basis, credited only to pitchers of complete-game scoreless victories; former practice was to credit combined shutouts to the starting pitcher if he had pitched most of the way. Abbreviated as SH.
  • Preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them.
  • Containers not carried on intended vessel.
  • A game in which the opposing team is held scoreless.
  • A shutout occurs when a team is able to block all attempts on goal, thus preventing any goals from being scored. Also referred to as a clean-sheet.