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shut out

• keep someone or something out of a place or situation.
• "the door swung closed behind them, shutting out some of the noise"
Similar: keep out, block out, screen, cover up, hide, conceal, veil,
Opposite: let in,

shutout noun

• a play, game, or inning in which the opposition is prevented from scoring.
• "he carried a shutout into the fifth innings"


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