Difference between Shutout and Skunk

Shutout

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working. A game that ends with one side not having scored.

Skunk

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To win by 30 or more points.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.A despicable person.A type of strong marijuana.A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.A skinhead who is also a punk.cribbage: A win by 30 or more points. (Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.).

Example sentence: Eric Bischoff wanted to destroy Vince in the ratings, but we wanted them to stay in the game. We wanted it to be neck-and-neck. We didn't want to skunk the other team and spike the football every single time.