show down
show down · shows down · showed down · shown down · showing down
To place a card face-up in front of oneselfTo place a card face-up in front of oneself.
» The drag show was shut down.
Meaning
1 sensesTo place a card face-up in front of oneself.
Examples
5 sentencesThe drag show was shut down.
The amateur singer won first in the talent show hands down.
There is going to be a show-down between management and labor.
The pursued remnant of soldiers decided it was high time for a show-down one way or another.
Yanni showed Skura down the escalator.
Forms
shows down, showing down, showed down, shown down| Base form | show down · to show down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shows down |
| Present participle | showing down |
| Past simple | showed down |
| Past participle | shown down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- show upз’являтисяTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
- show offхизуватися, кокетуватиTo exhibit the best attributes of something.
- show awayхизуватися, кокетуватиTo show off.
- show outTo escort someone out of an event or place.
- show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.
- show downTo place a card face-up in front of oneself.
- show aroundTo accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.
- show roundTo show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb