• Verb

    a pp. of show.

    Verb (used with object)

    to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
    to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle
    to show a movie.
    to indicate; point out
    to show the way.
    to guide, escort, or usher
    He showed me to my room. Show her in.
    to explain or make clear; make known
    He showed what he meant.
    to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to
    I'll show you what I mean.
    to prove; demonstrate
    His experiment showed the falsity of the theory.
    to indicate, register, or mark
    The thermometer showed 10 below zero.
    to exhibit or offer for sale
    to show a house.
    to allege, as in a legal document; plead, as a reason or cause.
    to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing.
    to express or make evident by appearance, behavior, speech, etc.
    to show one's feelings.
    to accord or grant (favor, kindness, etc.)
    He showed mercy in his decision.

    Verb (used without object)

    to be seen; be or become visible
    Does my slip show?
    to be seen in a certain way
    to show to advantage.
    to put on an exhibition or performance; display one's goods or products
    Several dress designers are showing in New York now.
    Informal . to be present or keep an appointment; show up
    He said he would be there, but he didn't show.
    to finish third in a horse race, harness race, etc.

    Noun

    a theatrical production, performance, or company.
    a radio or television program.
    a motion picture.
    an exposition for dealers or the public of products by various manufacturers in a particular industry, usually held in an exhibition hall, convention facility, or the like
    the annual boat show.
    any kind of public exhibition or exposition
    a show of Renoirs.
    ostentatious display
    nothing but mere show.
    a display, exhibition, or demonstration
    a true show of freedom.
    an indication; trace
    He frowned on the slightest show of emotion.
    the position of the competitor who comes in third in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place ( def. 27b ) , win 1 ( def. 16 ) .
    appearance; impression
    to make a sorry show.
    a sight or spectacle.
    an unreal or deceptive appearance
    The actress's tears had the show of grief.
    an act or instance of showing.
    a motion-picture theater.
    Informal . a chance
    to get a fair show.
    Medicine/Medical .
    the first appearance of blood at the onset of menstruation.
    a blood-tinged mucous discharge from the vagina that indicates the onset of labor.
    Chiefly British Informal . any undertaking, group of persons, event, etc.; affair; thing. ?

    Verb phrases

    show off,
    to display ostentatiously
    The parade was designed to show off all the latest weapons of war.
    to seek to gain attention by displaying prominently one's abilities or accomplishments.
    show up,
    to make known, as faults; expose; reveal.
    to exhibit in a certain way; appear
    White shows up well against a blue background.
    to come to or arrive at a place
    We waited for two hours, but he didn't show up.
    to make (another) seem inferior; outdo. ?

    Idioms

    make a show of
    to be ostentatious about; affect
    Whenever there are visitors, the bosses make a show of being nice to their employees.
    run the show, to control a business, situation
    etc.; be in charge
    My father runs the show in our house.
    steal the show
    to usurp the credit or get the applause for something
    That woman can act, but the child stole the show. He did all the work, but his partner stole the show.
    to be the most pleasing or spectacular item or person in a group.
    stop the show
    to win such enthusiastic applause that a theatrical performance is temporarily interrupted.

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