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\Definition of shoot-out
1 : a battle fought with handguns or rifles
3 : a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play
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shoot-out
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of shoot-out
: a fight in which people shoot guns at each other until one side is killed or defeated
soccer or hockey : a competition that is used to decide the winner at the end of a tie game by giving each team a particular number of chances to shoot the ball or puck into the goal
: a competition between two people or groups that remains very close until the end
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The first known use of shoot-out was in 1948
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