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shootout

/ˈʃuːtaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
shootout
IPA
/ˈʃuːtaʊt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

noun

A penalty shootout.

noun

A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.

noun

A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.

noun

A match in which both teams score highly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Deverbal from shoot out.

Inflected Forms

shootouts (plural) shoot-out (alternative)

Derived Forms

SO

Synonyms

gunfight gunplay

Questions

How do you pronounce shootout?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃuːtaʊt/.
What does shootout mean?
A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
Where does shootout come from?
Deverbal from shoot out.

How to pronounce shootout

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