ALL meanings of show up
show up
S s - intransitivephrasal verbs show up arrive, be present 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs show up be visible 1
- transitivephrasal verb show up make visible, obvious 1
- transitivephrasal verb show up embarrass, expose 1
- verb with object show up to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 1
- verb with object show up to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 1
- verb with object show up to indicate; point out: to show the way. 1
- verb with object show up to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in. 1
- verb with object show up to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant. 1
- verb with object show up to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean. 1
- verb with object show up to prove; demonstrate: His experiment showed the falsity of the theory. 1
- verb with object show up to indicate, register, or mark: The thermometer showed 10 below zero. 1
- verb with object show up to exhibit or offer for sale: to show a house. 1
- verb with object show up to allege, as in a legal document; plead, as a reason or cause. 1
- verb with object show up to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing. 1
- verb with object show up to express or make evident by appearance, behavior, speech, etc.: to show one's feelings. 1
- verb with object show up to accord or grant (favor, kindness, etc.): He showed mercy in his decision. 1
- verb without object show up to be seen; be or become visible: Does my slip show? 1
- verb without object show up to be seen in a certain way: to show to advantage. 1
- verb without object show up 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 up 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 up to finish third in a horse race, harness race, etc. 1
- noun show up a theatrical production, performance, or company. 1
- noun show up a radio or television program. 1
- noun show up a motion picture. 1
- noun show up 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 up any kind of public exhibition or exposition: a show of Renoirs. 1
- noun show up ostentatious display: nothing but mere show. 1
- noun show up a display, exhibition, or demonstration: a true show of freedom. 1
- noun show up an indication; trace: He frowned on the slightest show of emotion. 1
- noun show up 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 up appearance; impression: to make a sorry show. 1
- noun show up a sight or spectacle. 1
- noun show up an unreal or deceptive appearance: The actress's tears had the show of grief. 1
- noun show up an act or instance of showing. 1
- noun show up a motion-picture theater. 1
- noun show up Informal. a chance: to get a fair show. 1
- noun show up 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 up Chiefly British Informal. any undertaking, group of persons, event, etc.; affair; thing. 1
- idioms show up 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 up run the show, to control a business, situation, etc.; be in charge: My father runs the show in our house. 1
- idioms show up 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 up stop the show, to win such enthusiastic applause that a theatrical performance is temporarily interrupted. 1
- phrasal verb show up If something shows up or if something shows it up, it can be clearly seen or noticed. 0
- phrasal verb show up If someone or something shows you up, they make you feel embarrassed or ashamed of them. 0
- verb show up to reveal or be revealed clearly 0
- verb show up to expose or reveal the faults or defects of by comparison 0
- verb show up to put to shame; embarrass 0
- verb show up to appear or arrive 0
- noun show up to bring or come to light; expose or be exposed, as faults 0