Definition of "shutout" []

• See lockout. (noun)
• Sports A game in which one side does not score. (noun)

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• "` ` Of course it was good, getting the two points at home and a shutout is always fun, but it's just a game, '' Gerber said."
• "Defensive end Gaines Adams said the shutout is a confidence builder for the Tigers."
• "The computerized formula factors in shutout time, saves, penalty kills and the amount of time playing in a tie game to figure out who's best when the score is tight."