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Meaning of SHOW

Pronunciation:  show

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
  2. [n]  pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
  3. [n]  a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
  4. [n]  something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
  5. [v]  establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
  6. [v]  indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  7. [v]  give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
  8. [v]  indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
  9. [v]  give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
  10. [v]  provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
  11. [v]  finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
  12. [v]  show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
  13. [v]  show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
  14. [v]  make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
  15. [v]  be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
  16. [v]  make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
  17. [v]  show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
 
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 Synonyms: appearance, bear witness, demonstrate, depict, display, establish, evidence, evince, express, picture, point, prove, prove, read, record, register, render, shew, show up, testify, usher
 
 Antonyms: conceal, confute, disprove, hide
 
 See Also: abduce, accent, accentuate, adduce, affirm, amusement, appear, articulate, attest, attraction, beam, bring home, bring out, broadcast, burlesque, burst out, cabaret, call attention, carnival, certify, choreography, circus, cite, communicate, communication, conduct, confirm, connote, contradict, convey, corroborate, define, delineate, demo, demo, demonstrate, demonstrate, demonstration, demonstration, direct, display, display, do justice, dog show, emphasise, emphasize, entertainment, entr'acte, evoke, exhibit, exhibit, expose, express, exude, fair, feigning, film, finger, flash, flaunt, flick, floor show, floorshow, fly, formulate, funfair, galanty show, gaudery, give, give, give vent, guide, horseshow, ice show, illustrate, impart, imply, indicate, inform, interlude, intermezzo, interpret, lead, manifest, map, marshal, menace, motion picture, movie, moving picture, negate, ostentate, paint a picture, pass, pass on, performance, phrase, pic, picture, picture show, play, point out, present, presentation, presentment, pretence, pretending, pretense, program, programme, project, prove oneself, public presentation, punctuate, puppet play, puppet show, put across, race, raree-show, reflect, register, represent, reveal, road show, run, say, screen, see, shadow play, shadow show, show, show, show off, showing, sideshow, signalise, signalize, simulation, smile, sneer, social event, stage dancing, stress, strike, stultify, substantiate, suggest, support, surcharge, sustain, swank, take, uncover, unveil, variety, variety show, vent, ventilate, Wild West Show, word

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Show\, v. t. [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew},
{shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen,
shawen, AS. sce['a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS.
scaw?n, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw?n, G.
schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk?da, Icel. sko?a, Goth. usskawjan
to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L.
cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. ??? to mark, perceive, hear,
Skr. kavi wise. Cf. {Caution}, {Scavenger}, {Sheen}.]
1. To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to
   display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and
   often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing
   seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your
   colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to
   customers).
         Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. --Matt.
                                               viii. 4.
         Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise
         Magnificence; and what can heaven show more?
                                               --Milton.
2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to
   reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
         Shew them the way wherein they must walk. --Ex.
                                               xviii. 20.
         If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will
         shew it thee, and send thee away.     --1 Sam. xx.
                                               13.
3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence,
   to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a
   person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or
   reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to
   evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the
   causes of an event.
         I 'll show my duty by my timely care. --Dryden.
5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
         Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.
                                               --Ex. xx. 6.
{To show forth}, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.
{To show his paces}, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like;
   -- said especially of a horse.
{To show off}, to exhibit ostentatiously.
{To show up}, to expose. [Colloq.]

  2. \Show\, v. i. [Written also shew.]
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to
   look; to be in appearance; to seem.
         Just such she shows before a rising storm. --Dryden.
         All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance
         like a little wood.                   --Tennyson.
2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or
   unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
         My lord of York, it better showed with you. --Shak.
{To show off}, to make a show; to display one's self.

  3. \Show\, n. [Formerly written also shew.]
1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to
   sight; exhibition.
2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is
   arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a
   traveling show; a cattle show.
         As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows.
                                               --Bacon.
3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
         I envy none their pageantry and show. --Young.
4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
         He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian
         angel militant Of lowest order, passed. --Milton.
5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
         Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows'
         houses, and for a shew make long prayers. --Luke xx.
                                               46. 47.
6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked
   with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame,
   indicating the presence of fire damp. --Raymond.
{Show bill}, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in
   large letters.
{Show box}, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried
   round as a show.
{Show card}, an advertising placard; also, a card for
   displaying samples.
{Show case}, a gla?ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying
   and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition
   in museums, etc.
{Show glass}, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.
{Show of hands}, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as,
   the vote was taken by a show of hands.
{Show stone}, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have
   the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not
   present, indicating in that way future events.
 
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