What is the meaning of show?

noun

• The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.
  • usage: "a remarkable show of skill"
• Something intended to communicate a particular impression.
  • usage: "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
  • synonyms: display
• A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
  • usage: "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
• Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression.
  • usage: "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
  • synonyms: appearance

verb

• Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
  • usage: "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
  • synonyms: demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
• Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.
  • usage: "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
  • synonyms: prove, demonstrate, establish, shew
• Provide evidence for.
  • usage: "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
  • synonyms: testify, bear witness, prove, evidence
• Make visible or noticeable.
  • usage: "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
• Show in, or as in, a picture.
  • usage: "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
  • synonyms: picture, depict, render
• Give expression to.
  • usage: "She showed her disappointment"
  • synonyms: express, evince
• Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.
  • usage: "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
  • synonyms: indicate, point, designate
• Be or become visible or noticeable.
  • usage: "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
  • synonyms: show up
• Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.
  • usage: "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  • synonyms: read, register, record
• Give evidence of, as of records.
  • usage: "The diary shows his distress that evening"
• Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.
  • usage: "The usher showed us to our seats"
  • synonyms: usher
• Finish third or better in a horse or dog race.
  • usage: "he bet $2 on number six to show"