Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gunfight.
- noun A battle between military forces.
- noun Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement.
- noun A high-scoring period or game.
- noun A means of resolving a tie in sports such as soccer and hockey, in which selected players from each team alternately take individual shots on a goal defended only by a goalie.
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- noun A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
- noun soccer
penalty shootout - noun ice hockey a series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
Etymologies
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Examples
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Too bad a shootout is theoretically possible for the gold medal final.
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` ` It's nice to get a win period, but to get it in the shootout is a bonus because we've struggled in them, '' said Jason Spezza, who assisted on Foligno's goal.
USATODAY.com 2008
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That's what the shootout is all about, it's mano a mano. ''
USATODAY.com 2007
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But just getting to the shootout is the most important part. ''
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
All articles at Blogcritics Anuvrat 2008
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
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Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
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