1. (verb)show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate give an exhibition of to an interested audience "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
2. (verb)prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew 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"
3. (verb)testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
4. (verb)show make visible or noticeable
"She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
5. (verb)picture, depict, render, show 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"
6. (verb)express, show, evince giveexpression to
"She showed her disappointment"
7. (verb)indicate, point, designate, show 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"
8. (verb)show, show up be or become visible or noticeable
"His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
9. (verb)read, register, show, record indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
10. (verb)show giveevidence of, as of records
"The diary shows his distress that evening"
11. (verb)usher, show take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
"The usher showed us to our seats"
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