shut sb out
US — phrasal verb with shut /ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (present tense shutting, past tense and past participle shut)Definition
› to prevent your opponent in a sports competition from scoring any points: She had shut out two of her first four opponents by identical scores.General terms used in ball sports
(Definition of shut sb out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shut (sth) down phrasal verb
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shut (sth) up phrasal verb
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shut adjective
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shut sb/sth in (sth) phrasal verb
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shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (NOT INCLUDE)
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shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
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shut sth away phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- dead adjective (NOT IN USE)
- dribble noun (MOVE BALL)
- equalizer noun
- hat trick noun
- hoof verb
- loft verb
- mark verb (SPORT)
- offence noun
- overarm adjective, adverb
- overthrow noun (THROW)
- overthrow verb (THROW)
- own goal noun
- penalty noun (PUNISHMENT)
- pitch verb (MOVE)
- point noun (UNIT)
- pt noun (POINT)
- set piece noun
- sidespin noun
- stroke noun (HIT)
- unplayable adjective (SPORT)
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