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a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

1. : a sharp struggle between adversaries

2. : a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play

/shooht"owt'/, n.

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 yd. (39 m) from the goal line, in an attempt to kick the ball past the rival goalkeeper in under five seconds.

[1945-50; n. use of v. phrase shoot (it) out to settle a dispute with firearms]