shoot·out also shoot-out (shtout)
n.
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■ A gunfight.
■ A battle between military forces.
■ Slang. A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement:
The marriage ended in a legal shootout.
► Sports.
■ A high-scoring period or game.
■ A means of resolving a tie after overtime in soccer and often in hockey, in which five players from each side alternately take individual shots on a goal defended by a goalie.

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