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show-up

show-up noun: the showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.

Noun

show-up (plural show-ups)

  1. The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
  2. At Eton College, a reward for good schoolwork (which is shown to one's housemaster and tutor and signed).
    Antonyms:
    rip

Antonyms of show-up

Forms of show-up

pluralshow-ups

Origin of show-up

Deverbal from show up. (showing of a suspect): Compare lineup.

Questions about show-up

What does show-up mean?
Show-up means the showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
What part of speech is show-up?
Show-up is a noun.
What is the plural of show-up?
The plural of show-up is show-ups.

Words near show-up in the dictionary

  1. show-stoppers
  2. show-stopping
  3. show-stoppingly
  4. show-through
  5. show-throughs
  6. show-up
  7. show-ups
  8. Showa
  9. showability
  10. showable
  11. showables

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