ALL meanings of show off
show off
S s - verb without object show off to be seen; be or become visible: Does my slip show? 1
- verb without object show off to be seen in a certain way: to show to advantage. 1
- verb without object show off to put on an exhibition or performance; display one's goods or products: Several dress designers are showing in New York now. 1
- verb without object show off Informal. to be present or keep an appointment; show up: He said he would be there, but he didn't show. 1
- verb without object show off to finish third in a horse race, harness race, etc. 1
- idioms show off make a show of, to be ostentatious about; affect: Whenever there are visitors, the bosses make a show of being nice to their employees. 1
- idioms show off run the show, to control a business, situation, etc.; be in charge: My father runs the show in our house. 1
- idioms show off steal the show, to usurp the credit or get the applause for something: That woman can act, but the child stole the show. He did all the work, but his partner stole the show. to be the most pleasing or spectacular item or person in a group. 1
- idioms show off stop the show, to win such enthusiastic applause that a theatrical performance is temporarily interrupted. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs show off behave boastfully 1
- transitivephrasal verb show off display proudly 1
- transitivephrasal verb show off draw attention to 1
- noun show off a theatrical production, performance, or company. 1
- noun show off a radio or television program. 1
- noun show off a motion picture. 1
- noun show off an exposition for dealers or the public of products by various manufacturers in a particular industry, usually held in an exhibition hall, convention facility, or the like: the annual boat show. 1
- noun show off any kind of public exhibition or exposition: a show of Renoirs. 1
- noun show off ostentatious display: nothing but mere show. 1
- noun show off a display, exhibition, or demonstration: a true show of freedom. 1
- noun show off an indication; trace: He frowned on the slightest show of emotion. 1
- noun show off the position of the competitor who comes in third in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place (def 27b), win1 (def 17). 1
- noun show off appearance; impression: to make a sorry show. 1
- noun show off a sight or spectacle. 1
- noun show off an unreal or deceptive appearance: The actress's tears had the show of grief. 1
- noun show off an act or instance of showing. 1
- noun show off a motion-picture theater. 1
- noun show off Informal. a chance: to get a fair show. 1
- noun show off Medicine/Medical. the first appearance of blood at the onset of menstruation. a blood-tinged mucous discharge from the vagina that indicates the onset of labor. 1
- noun show off Chiefly British Informal. any undertaking, group of persons, event, etc.; affair; thing. 1
- verb with object show off to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 1
- verb with object show off to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 1
- verb with object show off to indicate; point out: to show the way. 1
- verb with object show off to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in. 1
- verb with object show off to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant. 1
- verb with object show off to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean. 1
- verb with object show off to prove; demonstrate: His experiment showed the falsity of the theory. 1
- verb with object show off to indicate, register, or mark: The thermometer showed 10 below zero. 1
- verb with object show off to exhibit or offer for sale: to show a house. 1
- verb with object show off to allege, as in a legal document; plead, as a reason or cause. 1
- verb with object show off to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing. 1
- verb with object show off to express or make evident by appearance, behavior, speech, etc.: to show one's feelings. 1
- verb with object show off to accord or grant (favor, kindness, etc.): He showed mercy in his decision. 1
- phrasal verb show off If you show off something that you have, you show it to a lot of people or make it obvious that you have it, because you are proud of it. 0
- phrasal verb show off If something shows something off, it emphasizes its good features so that it looks especially attractive. 0
- countable noun show off If you say that someone is a show-off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own. 0
- verb show off to exhibit or display so as to invite admiration 0
- verb show off to behave in such a manner as to make an impression 0
- noun show off a person who makes a vain display of himself 0
- noun show off a person who tries to impress people by showing what they can do, or what they own 0
- noun show off to make a display of; exhibit in a showy manner 0