shutout

Plural: shutouts

Noun

• A game in which one team prevents the other from scoring.
• a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
• Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
• A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.

Examples

• A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.
• Achieving a shutout in Words With Friends is nearly impossible, but blocking all major plays is close.
• The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.

Synonyms

skunk, zilch

Related Words

clean sheet, shutdown, shutoff