SHOOT-OUT


Meaning of SHOOT-OUT in English

( shoot-outs)

1.

A shoot-out is a fight in which people shoot at each other with guns.

Three IRA men were killed in the shoot-out.

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2.

In games such as football, a shoot-out or a penalty shoot-out is a way of deciding the result of a game that has ended in a draw. Players from each team try to score a goal in turn until one player fails to score and their team loses the game.

The Danes won that UEFA tie in a shoot-out.

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