| show | |
| 1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something). | |
| The car's dull finish showed years of neglect. | |
| All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper. | |
| 2. v. To bestow; to confer. | |
| to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please | |
| 3. v. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. | |
| 4. v. To guide or escort. | |
| Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome. | |
| They showed us in. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear. | |
| Your bald patch is starting to show. | |
| At length, his gloom showed. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up. | |
| We waited for an hour, but they never showed. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs. | |
| In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars. | |
| 9. v. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear. | |
| 10. n. A play, dance, or other entertainment. | |
| 11. n. An exhibition of items. | |
| art show; dog show | |
| 12. n. A demonstration. | |
| show of force | |
| 13. n. A broadcast program/programme. | |
| radio show; television show | |
| 14. n. A movie. | |
| Let's catch a show. | |
| 15. n. A project or presentation. | |
| Let's get on with the show. Let's get this show on the road. They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors. It was Apple's usual do | |
| 16. n. Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".) | |
| The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show. | |
| 17. n. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance. | |
| 18. n. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues. | |
| He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show. | |
| 19. n. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp. | |
| 20. n. (archaic) Pretence. | |
| 21. n. (archaic) Sign, token, or indication. | |
| 22. n. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance. | |
| 23. n. (obsolete) Plausibility. | |
| 24. n. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor. | |
