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Show

verb

(past showed; past part. shown; pres. part. showing)

Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. Synonyms: demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present. "We will demo the new software in Washington"

Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew. "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" Antonym: disprove.

Provide evidence for. Synonyms: bear witness, evidence, prove, testify. "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

Make visible or noticeable. "Show me your etchings, please" Antonym: hide.

Show in, or as in, a picture. Synonyms: depict, picture, render. "The face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

Give expression to. Synonyms: evince, express.

Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. Synonyms: designate, indicate, point. "He pointed to the empty parking space" , "He indicated his opponents"

Be or become visible or noticeable. Synonym: show up. "The dirty side will show"

Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. Synonyms: read, record, register. "The gauge read 'empty'"

10.

Give evidence of, as of records.

11.

Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. Synonym: usher.

12.

Finish third or better in a horse or dog race.

noun

The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.

Something intended to communicate a particular impression. Synonym: display. "A show of impatience" , "A good show of looking interested"

A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.