/ Dictionary / Index S shutout: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: shut•out Pronunciation: (shut'out"), [key] — n. an act or instance of shutting out. the state of being shut out. a preventing of the opposite side from scoring, as in baseball. any game in which one side does not score. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shutout (Thesaurus) shutoff shutter Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language