ALL meanings of shootout
shoot·out
S s - noun shootout gunfight 1
- noun shootout gunfight: Old West 1
- noun shootout sport: quickfire contest 1
- noun shootout a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals. 1
- noun shootout Slang. any military conflict or skirmish. 1
- noun shootout Slang. a high-scoring or intensely played game or tournament, as of basketball or ice hockey. 1
- noun shootout Soccer. a method of breaking a tie score at the end of overtime in which five players from each team alternate shooting at the opponent's goal, starting from a spot 35 yards (39 meters) from the goal line, in an attempt to kick the ball past the rival goalkeeper in under five seconds. 1
- noun shootout a battle with handguns, etc., as between police and criminals 0
- noun shootout any confrontation to settle a conflict 0
- noun shootout any of various procedures used to break a tie at the end of a game, as, in soccer, one in which each team is given penalty kicks 0