show

(shō)

v., showed, shown (shōn), or showed, show·ing, shows.

v.tr.

1. 1. To cause or allow to be seen; display.
   2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition: showed her most recent paintings.
2. To conduct; guide: showed them to the table.
3. To direct one's attention to; point out: show them the biggest squash in the garden.
4. To manifest (an emotion or condition, for example); reveal: showed displeasure at his remark; a carpet that shows wear.
5. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
6. To reveal (oneself) as in one's behavior or condition: The old boat showed itself to be seaworthy.
7. To indicate; register: The altimeter showed that the plane was descending.
8. 1. To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure: showed that the hypothesis was wrong; a film that showed how to tune a piano.
   2. To demonstrate to by reasoning or procedure; inform or prove to: showed him how to fix the camera; showed her that it could really happen.
9. To grant; bestow: showed no mercy to the traitors.
10. Law. To plead; allege: show cause.

v.intr.

1. To be or become visible or evident.
2. Slang. To make an appearance; show up: didn't show for her appointment.
3. 1. To be exhibited publicly: What's showing at the movie theater tonight?
   2. To give a performance or present an exhibition.
4. Sports. To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.

n.

1. A display; a manifestation: made a show of strength.
2. 1. A trace or indication, as of oil in a well.
   2. The discharge of bloody mucus from the vagina indicating the start of labor.
   3. The first discharge of blood in menstruation.
3. A false appearance; a pretense: only a show of kindness.
4. 1. A striking appearance or display; a spectacle.
   2. A pompous or ostentatious display.
5. Display or outward appearance: This antique tea service is just for show. His smile was for show.
6. 1. A public exhibition or entertainment.
   2. An exposition for the display or demonstration of commercial products: an auto show.
   3. A usually competitive exhibition of domestic animals: won first place at the cat show.
7. 1. A radio or television program.
   2. A movie.
   3. A theatrical troupe or company.
8. Informal. An affair or undertaking: ran the whole show.
9. Sports. Third place at the finish, as in a horserace.

phrasal verbs:

show off

1. To display or behave in an ostentatious or conspicuous way.

show up

1. To be clearly visible.
2. To put in an appearance; arrive.
3. To expose or reveal the true character or nature of: showed their efforts up as a waste of time.
4. Informal. To surpass, as in ability or intelligence.

idioms:

get the show on the road Slang.

1. To get started.

show (one's) hand

1. GamesTo display one's cards with faces up. To display one's cards with faces up.
2. To state one's intentions or reveal one's resources, especially when previously hidden.

show (one's) heels

1. To depart from quickly; flee.

show (someone) a good time

1. To occupy (someone) with amusing things; entertain.

[Middle English sheuen, shouen, from Old English scēawian, to look at, display.]

SYNONYMS   show, display, expose, parade, exhibit, flaunt. These verbs mean to present something to view. Show is the most general: "She hated to show her feelings" (John Galsworthy). Display often suggests an attempt to present something to best advantage: The dealer spread the rug out to display the pattern. Expose usually involves uncovering something or bringing it out from concealment: The excavation exposed a staggering number of artifacts. The term can often imply revelation of something better left concealed: Your comment exposes your insensitivity. Parade usually suggests a pretentious or boastful presentation: "He early discovered that, by parading his unhappiness before the multitude, he produced an immense sensation" (Thomas Macaulay). Exhibit implies open presentation that invites inspection: "The works of art, by being publicly exhibited and offered for sale, are becoming articles of trade" (Prince Albert). Flaunt implies an unabashed, prideful, often arrogant display: "Every great hostelry flaunted the flag of some foreign potentate" (John Dos Passos). See also synonyms at appear.

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also show up

verb

1. To make visible; bring to view: bare, disclose, display, expose, reveal, unclothe, uncover, unmask, unveil. Archaic discover. Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain. See show/hide.
2. To come into view: appear, emerge, issue, loom, materialize. Idioms: makeput inan appearance, meet the eye. See see/not see.
3. To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent. See show/hide.
4. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of. brandish, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, parade, sport. See show/hide.
5. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, steer, usher. See show/hide.
6. To make known or identify, as by signs: denote, designate, indicate, mark, point out, specify. See show/hide.
7. To make manifest or apparent: demonstrate, display, evidence, evince, exhibit, manifest, proclaim, reveal. See show/hide.
8. To give a precise indication of, as on a register or scale: indicate, mark, read, record, register. See show/hide.
9. To be performed: play, run. See performing arts.
10. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, substantiate, validate, verify. See show/hide, support/oppose.

phrasal verb - show up

To come to a particular place: arrive, check in, get in, pull in, reach, turn up. Slang blow in. Idioms: makeput inan appearance,, start/end.

noun

1. An act of showing or displaying: demonstration, display, exhibit, exhibition, manifestation. See show/hide.
2. A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, veil, veneer, window-dressing. Slang put-on. See show/hide.
3. A display of insincere behavior: act, acting, disguise, dissemblance, masquerade, pretense, sham, simulation. See honest/dishonest, true/false.
4. An impressive or ostentatious exhibition: array, display, panoply, parade, pomp, spectacle. See show/hide.
5. A large public display, as of goods or works of art: exhibit, exhibition, exposition. See show/hide.

Idioms beginning with show:
show one's teeth
shower
show and tell
show must go on, the
show off
show of hands
show one's face
show one's hand
show one's heels
show signs of
show someone the door
show someone a good time
show someone out
show the way

See also bare (show) one's teeth; dog-and-pony show; false colors, show; for show; get the show on the road; go to show; know (show) the ropes; one-man show; road show; run the show; steal the show; (show one's) true colors.

n

Definition: demonstration, exhibition
Antonyms: concealment, hiding

n

Definition: false front; appearance given
Antonyms: reality, truth

v

Definition: accompany
Antonyms: abandon, leave alone

v

Definition: exhibit something
Antonyms: conceal, hide, suppress

v

Definition: grant
Antonyms: deny, refuse, veto

IN BRIEF: v. - Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.

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as in: to show something
sign description: The index finger is placed in the center of the palm. Both hands move in a forward motion.

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For a list of words related to show, see:

• Display of Art - show: display of artworks in gallery or museum for specific length of time
• Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - show: play; production of play
• Movie People and Show Business - show: single projection of film from beginning to end, esp. at designated time
• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - show: performance, entertainment, or public spectacle
• Entertainments and Spectacles - show: any public performance
• Baseball - show: the major leagues
• Horse and Dog Racing

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See words rhyming with "shew."

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Common misspelling(s) of show

• sohw

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udstille, udvise, angive, vise, påvise
v. intr. - ankomme, komme til syne, møde op, vise sig, kunne ses
n. - opvisning, forestilling, show, udstilling, skue, syn, skin, chance

idioms:

• get the show on the road    komme i gang
• Good show    Bravo!
• have nothing to show for    ikke have fået noget ud af, uden resultat
• have something to show for    have fået noget ud af
• show around    vise rundt
• show business    showbusiness, forlystelsesbranchen
• show cause    fremføre sine retsgrunde
• show jumper    springrytter
• show of hands    håndsoprækning
• show off    vise sig
• show one's colours    bekende kulør
• show one's hand    lægge kortene på bordet
• show one's paces    vise hvad man duer til
• show one's teeth    vise tænder
• show someone    hævde sig over for nogen
• show someone the door    smide nogen ud
• show the ropes    sætte ind i arbejdet, lære nogen knebene
• show trial    skinproces
• show up    vise sig, ankomme, afsløre
• steal the show    stjæle billedet

Nederlands (Dutch)
show, vertoning, voorstelling, blijk, expositie, televisieprogramma, laten zien, aantonen, tonen, vertonen, blijk geven van, begeleiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - montrer, faire voir, présenter, indiquer, manifester, témoigner, laisser voir, laisser paraître
v. intr. - se montrer, paraître, se voir
n. - (Théât, gén) spectacle, représentation, (Cin) séance, (Radio, TV) émission, (Comm) salon, défilé, exposition, semblant, démonstration, étalage, affaire, prestation, (Méd) perte du bouchon muqueux

idioms:

• all over the show    n'être que de la comédie
• for show    (être) de l'esbroufe
• get the show on the road    commencer/lancer qch, on y va (excl)
• goes to show    (ça) prouve (que)
• Good show    bravo (excl)
• have nothing to show for    ne rien avoir tiré de qch
• have something to show for    avoir tiré de qch
• on show    (être) exposé
• show business    show-business
• show cause    exposer les raisons, montrer les raisons valables
• show forth    montrer de l'avant
• show jumper    cavalier de saut, cheval de saut
• show of hands    à main levée
• show off    faire le fier, mettre en valeur, faire l'intéressant, faire admirer, exhiber
• show one's colours    (Naut) exposer son pavillon
• show one's hand    faire voir son jeu
• show one's paces    montrer ce dont est capable
• show one's teeth    montrer les dents
• show out    montrer qu'on n'a pas de carte majeure (au bridge)
• show someone    montrer à qn, faire voir à qn
• show someone around    faire visiter à qn
• show someone round    faire visiter à qn
• show someone the door    reconduire qn
• show someone up    faire honte à qn, montrer/révéler la vérité à propos de qn
• show something up    révéler qch
• show the ropes    mettre (qn) au courant, former (qn)
• show through    transparaître, voir à travers
• show trial    procès pour l'exemple
• show up    se voir, se manifester, ressortir, se montrer, révéler
• steal the show    voler la vedette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zeigen, Schauspiel, Vorstellung, Show, Ausstellung, Fernsehsendung, (An)schein
v. - zeigen, anzeigen, sich zeigen, führen

idioms:

• all over the show    überall
• for show    reine Angeberei sein
• get the show on the road    etwas beginnen
• goes to show    das beweist nur, dass..., das beweist es doch, oder?
• Good show    gut gemacht
• have nothing to show for    nichts zum Vorzeigen haben
• have something to show for    etwas zum Vorzeigen haben
• on show    ausgestellt sein
• show business    Showbusineß
• show cause    einen triftigen Grund vorbringen
• show forth    dokumentieren, bekanntmachen
• show jumper    Springreiter, Springpferd
• show of hands    Handzeichen
• show off    vorführen, prahlen
• show one's colours    sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
• show one's hand    seine Karten aufdecken
• show one's paces    zeigen, was man kann
• show one's teeth    die Zähne zeigen
• show out    auslegen
• show someone    es jmdm. zeigen
• show someone around    herumführen
• show someone round    herumführen
• show someone the door    jmdm. die Tür weisen, jmdn. vor die Tür setzen (ugs)
• show someone up    deutlich sichtbar machen, aufdecken
• show something up    vorführen, aufdecken
• show the ropes    einweisen
• show through    Maß der Undurchsichtigkeit des Papiers
• show trial    Schauprozeß
• show up    aufdecken, hervorheben
• steal the show    jmdm. die Schau stehlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίδειξη, παρουσίαση, έκθεση (προϊόντων κ.λπ.), θέαμα, παράσταση, επίφαση
v. - δείχνω, επιδεικνύω, αποδεικνύω, εμφανίζω/-ομαι, εκθέτω, εκφράζω, εικονίζω, μαρτυρώ, φανερώνω, προβάλλω (ταινία κ.λπ.), ξεπροβάλλω, συνοδεύω, διακρίνομαι, φαίνομαι

idioms:

• get the show on the road    ξεκινώ για περιοδεία, δρομολογώ/προωθώ μια υπόθεση
• Good show    εύγε!, μπράβο!, άριστα!, αυτός είσαι!
• have nothing to show for    δεν αποκόμισα τίποτα, δεν έχω να επιδείξω τίποτα
• have something to show for    κάτι κέρδισα, κάποιο όφελος είχα
• show around    ξεναγώ
• show business    επιχειρήσεις θεάματος (ειδ. θεατρικές)
• show cause    αιτιολογώ, παρέχω ή επισημαίνω επαρκείς λόγους
• show jumper    άλογο επιδείξεων
• show of hands    ψηφοφορία με ανάταση χεριών
• show off    κάνω φιγούρα
• show one's colours    δείχνω τον πραγματικό μου εαυτό
• show one's hand    ανοίγω τα χαρτιά μου, αποκαλύπτω τα σχέδιά μου
• show one's paces    δείχνω την αξία μου
• show one's teeth    δείχνω/τρίζω τα δόντια
• show someone    του δείχνω (πόσα απίδια βάζει ο σάκος)
• show someone the door    αποπέμπω, δείχνω κάποιου την πόρτα
• show the ropes    κατατοπίζω, δείχνω τα κόλπα του επαγγέλματος
• show trial    εικονική δίκη
• show up    εμφανίζω/-ομαι, φανερώνω/-ομαι, εκθέτω, εκτίθεμαι, αποκαλύπτω/-ομαι, καταφθάνω, παρίσταμαι, υπερέχω, διακρίνομαι
• steal the show    (καθομ.) κλέβω την παράσταση

Italiano (Italian)
osservare, dimostrare, mostrare, indicare, manifestare, dimostrazione, spettacolo, mostra, show, programma, esclusiva

idioms:

• get the show on the road    incominciare
• Good show!    ben fatto!
• nothing/something to show for    niente da mostrare per sé stesso, nulla di cui vantarsi
• show around    portare in giro
• show business    industria dello spettacolo
• show cause    addurre ragioni
• show jumper    fantino di corsa ad ostacoli
• show of hands    voto
• show off    mettersi in mostra
• show one's colours    dichiarare le proprie idee
• show one's hand    dichiarare le proprie intenzioni, mettere le carte in tavola
• show one's teeth    mostrare i denti
• show someone    mostrare a qualcuno
• show the ropes    insegnare i rudimenti
• show trial    processo farsa
• show up    presentarsi
• steal the show    rubare la scena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - exibição (f), prova (f), aparência (f), semblante (m), sessão (f) de teatro
v. - mostrar, indicar, acompanhar, desfraldar bandeira, dar prova

idioms:

• get the show on the road    sair em turnê
• Good show!    fazer bonito
• nothing/something to show for    não conseguir nada
• show around    mostrar um lugar
• show business    indústria de entretenimento, show business
• show cause    estabelecer a relação de causa e efeito
• show jumper    cavaleiro de montaria com obstáculos
• show of hands    levantamento de mãos
• show off    exibir-se, alardear
• show one's colours    abrir o coração
• show one's hand    abrir as cartas
• show one's teeth    mostrar os dentes
• show someone    mostrar a alguém
• show the ropes    ensinar a alguém os truques do negócio
• show trial    julgamento (m) sensacionalista
• show up    aparecer
• steal the show    roubar a cena

Русский (Russian)
демонстрация, выставка, представление, зрелище, внешний вид, показная сторона, признак, показательный, показывать, указывать, экспонировать, изображать, выявлять, обнаруживать, выделять, появляться, выглядеть, предъявлять, представлять (доказательства)

idioms:

• get the show on the road    приступить к чему-л.
• Good show!    замечательно!
• nothing/something to show for    зря/не зря постараться
• show around    сопровождать, показывать (город)
• show business    шоу-бизнес, индустрия развлечений
• show cause    привести оправдание
• show jumper    участник конкурса (конный спорт)
• show of hands    голосование поднятием рук, открытое голосование
• show off    представлять в выгодном свете, хвастать, красоваться
• show one's colours    демонстрировать свою приверженность(чему-л.), показывать флаг
• show one's hand    открыть карты, "раскрыть свои карты" (планы)
• show one's teeth    показывать зубы
• show someone    проводить кого-л. куда-л., показать кому-л. что-л.
• show the ropes    ввести в курс дела, сообщить все подробности дела
• show trial    показательный процесс, судилище
• show up    разоблачать, приходить, сконфузить, выделяться
• steal the show    затмить всех, оказаться в центре внимания

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - demostrar, acreditar, mostrar, enseñar, dejar ver, dar prueba de, desplegar, presentar, revelar, descubrir, indicar, señalar, representar, guiar, introducir, acompañar
v. intr. - mostrarse, aparecer, asomar, estar, entrar, cuadrar, actuar, representarse
n. - dar prueba de, manifestación, demostración, espectáculo, exposición, show, programa de televisión, programa especial

idioms:

• all over the show    por todos lados, desordenado
• for show    para mostrar, para mirar, no para usar
• get the show on the road    comenzar, empezar un proyecto
• goes to show    para demostrar
• Good show    !excelente!, ¡muy bien!, ¡bien hecho!
• have nothing to show for    para nada, no sacar provecho, no tener nada para demostrar algo
• have something to show for    por algo, no sacar provecho, tener algo para demostrar algo
• on show    en cartelera
• show business    espectáculos, mundo del espectáculo
• show cause    justificar, dar razones o explicaciones
• show forth    mostrar, manifestar, publicar
• show jumper    jinete que participa en una competición
• show of hands    votación a mano alzada
• show off    alardear, farolear
• show one's colours    revelar sus intenciones verdaderas
• show one's hand    descubrir su juego, revelar sus intenciones
• show one's paces    demostrar su capacidad
• show one's teeth    ser agresivo, mostrar el poder y la fuerza
• show out    (juego de naipes) mostrar que uno no tiene un palo en especial
• show someone    demostrarle algo a alguien
• show someone around    guiar, conducir, llevar a alguien a conocer
• show someone round    guiar a alguien mostrándole los puntos de interés en un lugar o edificio, guiar, conducir
• show someone the door    enseñarle la puerta a alguien, echar a alguien
• show someone up    hacer subir a uno, poner en evidencia
• show something up    aparecer, presentarse, destacarse, sacar a luz, descubrir
• show the ropes    iniciar
• show through    mostrar
• show trial    proceso judicial orquestado por el estado para impresionar al público
• show up    aparecer, presentarse, destacarse, sacar a luz
• steal the show    llevarse todos los aplausos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - visning, uppvisning, show, revy, föreställning, förevisning, anblick, skådespel, syn, tillställning
v. - visa, visa fram, visa upp, skylta med, låta synas, ange, påvisa, bevisa, visa sig, synas, framträda, vara synlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
显示, 露出, 演出, 陈列, 展出, 放映, 露面, 显现, 展览, 表现

idioms:

• get the show on the road    开始做, 着手工作
• Good show    干得好, 做得好
• have nothing to show for    没有成绩
• have something to show for    有可以炫耀的东西, 在...方面有成绩可言
• show around    带领...参观某地
• show business    娱乐性行业, 演艺界
• show cause    表明理由
• show jumper    参加超越障碍赛马比赛的选手
• show of hands    举手表决, 举手自告奋勇
• show off    炫耀, 使显眼, 卖弄
• show one's colours    露出真面目
• show one's hand    摊牌
• show one's paces    显出自己的本领
• show one's teeth    发怒
• show someone    显示, 露出, 演出, 陈列, 展出, 放映
• show someone the door    把某人撵走
• show the ropes    把窍门教给某人
• show trial    摆样子公审
• show up    揭露, 露面, 露出
• steal the show    抢出风头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 顯示, 露出, 演出, 陳列, 展出, 放映
v. intr. - 露面, 演出, 顯現
n. - 顯示, 展覽, 表現

idioms:

• get the show on the road    開始做, 著手工作
• Good show    幹得好, 做得好
• have nothing to show for    沒有成績
• have something to show for    有可以炫耀的東西, 在...方面有成績可言
• show around    帶領...參觀某地
• show business    娛樂性行業, 演藝界
• show cause    表明理由
• show jumper    參加超越障礙賽馬比賽的選手
• show of hands    舉手表決, 舉手自告奮勇
• show off    炫耀, 使顯眼, 賣弄
• show one's colours    露出真面目
• show one's hand    攤牌
• show one's paces    顯出自己的本領
• show one's teeth    發怒
• show someone    顯示, 露出, 演出, 陳列, 展出, 放映
• show someone the door    把某人攆走
• show the ropes    把竅門教給某人
• show trial    擺樣子公審
• show up    揭露, 露面, 露出
• steal the show    搶出風頭

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보이다, 진열하다, ~해 보이다
v. intr. - 나타나다, 출석하다, (감정을) 드러내다
n. - 과시 , 전시회, 겉치레

idioms:

• get the show on the road    (조직 따위를) 실제로 움직이다, (안, 계획을) 실행하다, 일을 시작하다
• have nothing to show for    (노력의) 성과가 전혀 보이지 않고 있다
• have something to show for    노력을 해서 성취한 것이 있다
• show off    자랑해 보이다, 드러내다, 잘 보이다
• show someone    구경 시키다, 가르쳐주다
• show up    ~의 본색을 드러내다, ~을 무안하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見せる, 示す, 明らかにする, 陳列する, 上映する, 示して教える, 説明する, 表示する, 案内する, 表す
n. - 展覧会, ショー, うわべ, 見せること, 見物, 見せびらかし, 機会, 見せ場

idioms:

• get the show on the road    実際に動かす
• nothing/something to show for    自慢するものは何もない
• run the show    運営する
• show around    あれこれとこき使う
• show business    芸能業, ショービジネス
• show cause    申し立てる
• show house    劇場
• show jumper    障害飛越競走馬
• show of hands    挙手
• show off    見せびらかす, 誇示する, 引き立てる
• show one's colours    本性を現す
• show one's hand    手の内を見せる, 真意を明らかにする
• show one's paces    歩態を示す, 力量を示す
• show one's teeth    歯をむき出す, 敵意を示す
• show respect for    尊敬する, 重視する
• show someone    人に見せる, 案内する, 説明する
• show someone the door    追い出す
• show temper    苛立つ
• show the ropes    内情を教える
• show trial    民衆裁判
• show up    目だつ, はっきり見える, 出席する, 恥をかかせる, 暴露する, 現れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معرض, مشهد أو شيء غريب, برنامج تلفزيوني, أستعراض مسرحي (فعل) يمثل, يظهر, يعرض, يقود, يبرهن, يبدو, يشرح, يعلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הראה, הציג, גילה, הדריך, הנחה, הוכיח, העיד על, הסביר‬
v. intr. - ‮נראה, הופיע, הגיע בין הראשונים (במירוץ/תחרות)‬
n. - ‮ראווה, גילוי, העמדת-פנים, הצגה, תצוגה, תערוכה, מפגן, רושם, גנדרנות, עניין, ביצוע, עסק‬

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