Usually means: Exchange of gunfire between groups.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word shoot-out:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. shoot-out: Merriam-Webster
  2. shoot-out: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shoot-out, shoot-out: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Shoot-Out, Shoot-out, shoot-out: Wordnik
  5. shoot-out: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. shoot-out: Wiktionary
  7. shoot-out: Dictionary.com
  8. The Shoot-Out: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. shoot-out: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shoot-out: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shoot-out: Encyclopedia

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Handball-Glossary (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of shootout [A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.]

Similar:
shoot-'em-up, shoot-em-up, fire-fight, crap-shoot, shot-gun, crap shoot, turkey-shoot, longshot, dust-up, shooting-iron, more...

Opposite:
shutout, blowout, drubbing, whitewash

Types:
gunfight, firefight, skirmish, battle, war, more...

Phrases:
penalty shoot-out, more...



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Similar:
shoot-'em-up, shoot-em-up, fire-fight, crap-shoot, shot-gun, crap shoot, turkey-shoot, longshot, dust-up, shooting-iron, more...

Opposite:
shutout, blowout, drubbing, whitewash

Types:
gunfight, firefight, skirmish, battle, war, more...

Phrases:
penalty shoot-out, more...



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