Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, idiomatic, uncountable)The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.

    Showdown, entscheidender Machtkampf

    фина́льный поеди́нокfinálʹnyj pojedínok, реша́ющая схва́ткаrešájuščaja sxvátka

  2. (countable, uncountable)The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

    раскры́тие картraskrýtije kart

More definitions
  • a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Examples

8 sentences
  1. They knew the showdown was inevitable.

  2. He knew the showdown was near.

  3. This could be the showdown of the century.

  4. It's the final showdown between good and evil.

    deEs ist der Endkampf zwischen Gut und Böse. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

  5. He knew this would be the final showdown.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor:
the final round in a poker match:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor:

Origin

From show + down.

From show + down.

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Forms

plural: showdowns

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedposedown

See also

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