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shootout

[ shoot-out ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Slang. any military conflict or skirmish.
  3. Slang. a high-scoring or intensely played game or tournament, as of basketball or ice hockey.
  4. 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.


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Origin of shootout1

1945–50; noun use of verb phrase shoot ( it ) out to settle a dispute with firearms
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However, a pumped-up Price levelled, broke again and then missed two match darts as Bunting hit double eight to force a one-leg shootout.

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Fast forward 12 months and they are flying high in the league - and through to a first FA Cup semi-final in 34 years after beating Brighton in a penalty shootout.

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There were 21 goals across four games, three of which went to extra time and two all the way to sudden death in a shootout.

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Instead, he striped a majestic drive to tell Spaun unequivocally who was the boss for this shootout.

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With a three-hole play-off required to decide the winner, there was not enough light left to finish the tournament, so they returned for Monday's dramatic shootout.

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