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shootout
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shoot·out also shoot-out  (shtout)
n.
1.
a. A gunfight.
b. A battle between military forces.
c. Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement: The marriage ended in a legal shootout.
2. Sports
a. A high-scoring period or game.
b. 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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Noun1.shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frightenshootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
gunfight, gunplay
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
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Byline: Dan Childs ENGLAND have not had much luck when it comes to penalty shootouts but the market is backing them to end their hoodoo by recording a spot-kick success over Germany at the end of tomorrow's last-16 clash in Bloemfontein.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE? Tomorrow's massive showdown just 5-1 to go to ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
By comparison, England have lost all three of their World Cup penalty shootouts as they lost to the old enemy in Italia 90 while Argentina and Portugal knocked them out of the last two tournaments.
PENALTY MINDSET MUST BE SPOT-ON by The Mirror (London, England)
Since penalties were introduced in 1982 to decide matches that remained drawn after extra time, there have been 20 shootouts in seven tournaments.
A SPOT OF BOTHER by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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