[count] 1 : a fight in which people shoot guns at each other until one side is killed or defeated 2 soccer or hockey : a competition that is used to decide the winner at the end of a tie game by giving each team a particular number of chances to shoot the ball or puck into the goal 3 : a competition between two people or groups that remains very close until the end
▪ The two studios are in a shoot-out for the movie rights to the novel.