show

[[t]ʃoʊ[/t]]

v. showed, shown showed, show•ing,

1) to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display

2) sbz to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle:

to show a movie[/ex]

3) to indicate; point out:

to show the way[/ex]

4) to guide; escort:

Show her in[/ex]

5) to make known; explain:

He showed what he meant[/ex]

6) to reveal; demonstrate:

Your work shows promise[/ex]

7) to register; mark:

The thermometer showed 10 below zero[/ex]

8) to exhibit or offer for sale:

to show a house[/ex]

9) to allege, as in a legal document:

to show cause[/ex]

10) to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing

11) to offer; grant:

to show mercy[/ex]

12) to be or become visible:

Does my slip show?[/ex]

13) to be manifested in a certain way:

to show to advantage[/ex]

14) to put on an exhibition or performance:

Several designers are showing now[/ex]

15) to make an appearance; show up

16) to finish third, as in a horse race

17) phv show off

a) to display to advantage:

The gold frame shows off the picture beautifully[/ex]

b) to present for admiration or approval:

young parents showing off their new baby[/ex]

c) to seek attention by ostentatious or insistent display of one's talent, possessions, achievements, etc

18) phv show up

a) to make known; reveal:

It showed up the flaws in the plan[/ex]

b) to appear as specified; be seen:

White shows up well against the blue[/ex]

c) to come to or arrive at a place

d) to make (another) seem inferior; outdo

19) sbz a theatrical production, performance, or company

20) sbz a radio or television program

21) sbz a motion picture

22) cvb an exposition of products by various manufacturers in a particular industry

23) exhibition:

a show of Renoirs[/ex]

24) ostentatious display:

all show and no substance[/ex]

25) a display or demonstration:

a show of courage[/ex]

26) spo the position of the competitor who comes in third, as in a horse race

Compare place 24), b) win 15)

27) appearance; impression:

to make a sorry show[/ex]

28) a sight or spectacle

29) med

a) the first appearance of blood at the onset of menstruation

b) a blood-tinged mucous discharge from the vagina that indicates the onset of labor

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME showen, s(c)hewen to look at, show, OE scēawian to look at