shutout.
Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
Meaning & usage
Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.
A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from shut out.
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