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shoot-out

shoot-out is the alternative spelling of shootout.

Meaning of shootout

Noun

shootout (plural shootouts)

  1. A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
  2. A penalty shootout.
  3. A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
  4. A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.
    • 64 players entered the shooutout tournament, and were divided into eight tables of eight players each. The winner in each table went on to the final table, also consisting of eight players.
  5. A match in which both teams score highly.

Forms of shoot-out

pluralshoot-outs

Origin of shoot-out

Deverbal from shoot out.

Phrases with shoot-out

Questions about shoot-out

What is shoot-out the alternative spelling of?
Shoot-out is the alternative spelling of shootout.

Words near shoot-out in the dictionary

  1. shoot wrestling
  2. shoot-'em-up
  3. shoot-'em-ups
  4. shoot-em-up
  5. shoot-em-ups
  6. shoot-out
  7. shoot-outs
  8. shoot-the-chute
  9. shoot-the-chutes
  10. shoot-up
  11. shoot-ups

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