A display; a manifestation: made a show of strength.
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A false appearance; a pretense: only a show of kindness.
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A movie.
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A pompous or ostentatious display.
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A public exhibition or entertainment.
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idiom
Get the show on the road Slang To get started.
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Show (someone) a good time To occupy (someone) with amusing things; entertain.
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verb-transitive
Law To plead; allege: show cause.
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To cause or allow to be seen; display.
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To conduct; guide: showed them to the table.
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To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure: showed that the hypothesis was wrong; a film that showed how to tune a piano.
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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.
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phrasal-verb
Show off To display or behave in an ostentatious or conspicuous way.
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Show up Informal To surpass, as in ability or intelligence.
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Show up To be clearly visible.
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Show up To expose or reveal the true character or nature of: showed their efforts up as a waste of time.
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Show up To put in an appearance; arrive.
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verb-intransitive
Sports To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.
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To be or become visible or evident.
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To give a performance or present an exhibition.
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