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Definitions for Showoff

[1] a person given to pretentious display.
[2] the act of showing off.
[3] to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
[4] to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie.
[5] to indicate; point out: to show the way.
[6] to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in.
[7] to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant.
[8] to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean.
[9] to prove; demonstrate: His experiment showed the falsity of the theory.
[10] to indicate, register, or mark: The thermometer showed 10 below zero.
[11] to exhibit or offer for sale: to show a house.
[12] to allege, as in a legal document; plead, as a reason or cause.
[13] to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing.
[14] to express or make evident by appearance, behavior, speech, etc.: to show one's feelings.
[15] to accord or grant (favor, kindness, etc.): He showed mercy in his decision.
[16] to be seen; be or become visible: Does my slip show?
[17] to be seen in a certain way: to show to advantage.
[18] to put on an exhibition or performance; display one's goods or products: Several dress designers are showing in New York now.
[19] Informal . to be present or keep an appointment; show up: He said he would be there, but he didn't show.
[20] to finish third in a horse race, harness race, etc.
[21] a theatrical production, performance, or company.
[22] a radio or television program.
[23] a motion picture.
[24] 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.
[25] any kind of public exhibition or exposition: a show of Renoirs.
[26] ostentatious display: nothing but mere show.
[27] a display, exhibition, or demonstration: a true show of freedom.
[28] an indication; trace: He frowned on the slightest show of emotion.
[29] the position of the competitor who comes in third in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place(def 27b) , win1(def 17) .
[30] appearance; impression: to make a sorry show.
[31] a sight or spectacle.
[32] an unreal or deceptive appearance: The actress's tears had the show of grief.
[33] an act or instance of showing.
[34] a motion-picture theater.
[35] Informal . a chance: to get a fair show.
[36] 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.
[37] Chiefly British Informal . any undertaking, group of persons, event, etc.; affair; thing.
[38] show off , to display ostentatiously: The parade was designed to show off all the latest weapons of war. to seek to gain attention by displaying prominently one's abilities or accomplishments.
[39] show up , to make known, as faults; expose; reveal. to exhibit in a certain way; appear: White shows up well against a blue background. to come to or arrive at a place: We waited for two hours, but he didn't show up. to make (another) seem inferior; outdo.
[40] (tr) to exhibit or display so as to invite admiration
[41] (intr) informal to behave in such a manner as to make an impression
[42] informal a person who makes a vain display of himself
[43] to make, be, or become visible or noticeable to show one's dislike
[44] (tr) to present to view; exhibit he showed me a picture
[45] (tr) to indicate or explain; prove to show that the earth moves round the sun
[46] (tr) to exhibit or present (oneself or itself) in a specific character to show oneself to be trustworthy
[47] (tr; foll by how and an infinitive ) to instruct by demonstration show me how to swim
[48] (tr) to indicate or register a barometer shows changes in the weather
[49] (tr) to grant or bestow to show favour to someone
[50] (intr) to appear to show to advantage
[51] to exhibit, display, or offer (goods, etc) for sale three artists were showing at the gallery
[52] (tr) to allege, as in a legal document to show cause
[53] to present (a play, film, etc) or (of a play, etc) to be presented, as at a theatre or cinema
[54] (tr) to guide or escort please show me to my room
[55] show in to conduct a person into a room or building by opening the door for him
[56] show out to conduct a person out of a room or building by opening the door for him
[57] (intr) to win a place in a horse race, etc
[58] to give a performance of riding and handling (a horse) to display its best points
[59] (intr) informal to put in an appearance; arrive
[60] a display or exhibition
[61] a public spectacle
[62] an ostentatious or pretentious display
[63] a theatrical or other entertainment
[64] a trace or indication
[65] obstetrics a discharge of blood at the onset of labour
[66] US , Australian and NZ informal a chance; opportunity (esp in the phrases give someone a show, he's got no show of winning, etc)
[67] a sporting event consisting of contests in which riders perform different exercises to show their skill and their horses' ability and breeding
[68] slang , mainly British a thing or affair (esp in the phrases good show, bad show, etc)
[69] Australian and NZ mining a slight indication of the presence of gold
[70] a display of farm animals, with associated competitions
[71] for show in order to attract attention
[72] run the show informal to take charge of or manage an affair, business, etc
[73] steal the show to draw the most attention or admiration, esp unexpectedly
[74] stop the show informal (of a stage act, etc) to receive so much applause as to interrupt the performance to be received with great enthusiasm

Words related to Showoff

show-offadvertise, boast, brandish, demonstrate, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, parade, swagger

Words nearby Showoff

show-offshow to advantage, show trial, show up, show window, show-me, show-off, show-stopper, show-through, showa, showboat, showbread

Origin of Showoff

before 900; (v.) Middle English showen, s(c)hewen to look at, show, Old English scēawian to look at; cognate with Dutch schowen, German schauen; (noun) Middle English s(c)hew(e ), derivative of the v.

Other words from Showoff

show-off·ish , adjective
show·a·ble , adjective
show·less , adjective
out·show , verb (used with object), out·showed, out·shown or out·showed, out·show·ing.
pre·show , adjective, noun, verb (used with object), pre·showed, pre·shown or pre·showed, pre·show·ing.
re·show , verb, re·showed, re·shown or re·showed, re·show·ing.
su·per·show , noun
un·show·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Showoff

Old English scēawian; related to Old High German scouwōn to look, Old Norse örskār careful, Greek thuoskoos seer

Synonyms for Showoff

boaster, braggadocio, braggart, egotist, exhibitionist, swaggerer, vulgarian