ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from shut out; in sense 2, from past participle of shut out
1.
a. : a game or contest in which one side fails to score
punched out a three-touchdown shutout 20-0 — Newsweek
had a six-hit shutout going into the 9th inning — Roscoe McGowen
b. : a preemptive bid in bridge
c. : the presence of sufficient men on a player's inner table in backgammon to prevent entrance to the table by the opponent's men
2. : one that is shut out
was a shut-in within a paralyzed body and a shutout from the world outside — Journal American Medical Association