(rail transport, Britain) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher. / (rail transport, Britain) A person who carries out shunting operations.

(US) Used to express disappointment, embarrassment or annoyance.

(obsolete) An early version of the game badminton.

A side road or route.

To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.

(idiomatic) To desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.

(idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.

(idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.

Alternative form of shutout

To prevent from entering; to block or exclude. / To hide from sight. / (sports) To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.