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showed one's cards

showed one's cards is the simple past and past participle of show one's cards.

Meaning of show one's cards

Verb

show one's cards (third-person singular simple present shows one's cards, present participle showing one's cards, simple past showed one's cards, past participle shown one's cards or (US also) showed one's cards)

  1. (idiomatic) To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others, especially regarding one's own plans or resources.
    Synonyms:
    show one's hand

Questions about showed one's cards

What is showed one's cards the simple past and past participle of?
Showed one's cards is the simple past and past participle of show one's cards.

Words near showed one's cards in the dictionary

  1. showed in
  2. showed off
  3. showed one's age
  4. showed one's ass
  5. showed one's butt
  6. showed one's cards
  7. showed one's claws
  8. showed one's hand
  9. showed one's stuff
  10. showed one's teeth
  11. showed one's true colors

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