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Meaning of show
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: show n 1: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" 2: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: {display}, {show}] 3: a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" 4: 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" [syn: {appearance}, {show}] v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit}, {present}, {demonstrate}] 2: 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" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {confute}, {disprove}] 3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}, {show}] 4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: {conceal}, {hide}] 5: 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" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {render}, {show}] 6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express}, {show}, {evince}] 7: 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" [syn: {indicate}, {point}, {designate}, {show}] 8: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show}, {show up}] 9: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {show}, {record}] 10: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" 11: take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {usher}, {show}] 12: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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