shootout

Everyday

1. A shootout is a fight with guns between two people or groups. tree →
2. (sport) A penalty shootout is a way to decide a drawn match: players take turns to shoot at goal, and the team that scores more wins. tree →

In the lessons

In sport, especially football and hockey, a shootout ends a drawn game. In Wild West stories, a shootout is a gunfight. Phrases: «penalty shootout», «win on a shootout», «go to a shootout».

Examples

• The match was a draw, so it went to a penalty shootout. tree →
• We won the shootout 5–4. tree →
• In the film there was a shootout at noon. tree →
• The goalkeeper saved three shots in the shootout. tree →
• Each team takes 5 kicks in a shootout. tree →
• The police ended the shootout safely. tree →

Note

Also written «shoot-out». In a shootout score like 5–4, the bigger number wins; the match score stays a draw.