Overview of noun shut_out

The noun shutout has 1 sense

• shutout, skunk -- (a defeat in a game where one side fails to score)

Overview of verb shut_out

The verb shut out has 1 sense

• exclude, keep out, shut out, shut -- (prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country")