| 单词 | to show down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto show down to show down ΚΠ a1500 (?c1400) Song of Roland (1880) l. 861 (MED) A clowd euyn in the west, as red as blod..shewid doun on the erthe. 2. a. transitive. Originally U.S. To put (something) down in order that it may be viewed; esp. to display (the cards in one's hand) to other players in a game. Cf. showdown n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > play a card [verb (transitive)] > actions or tactics to hold up?1499 decardc1555 to turn up1580 discard1591 pulla1625 to sit out1659 face1674 to make out1680 to lay out1687 to throw away1707 lead1739 weaken1742 carry1744 to take in1744 force1746 to show down1768 throw1866 blank1884 block1884 cover1885 unblock1885 pitch1890 1768 tr. Abbé Bellecour Acad. Play 261 After the Tour is thus made, each one shows down his Card on the Table. 1860 Jefferson County (Golden, Colorado) Republican 5 Sept. ‘Show down yer coats.’ A great many were exhibited... ‘Now yer waist-coats.’ 1882 Dover (Ohio) Weekly Argus 10 Aug. Well, now, ef yer air going to buy some, I'll show 'em down. 1982 D. M. Hayano Poker Faces (1983) 187 Showing down the best hand last, after other players have shown theirs. 2004 L. Krieger Poker Player's Bible iii. 95/1 With so many callers, you generally have to show down the best hand to win. b. intransitive. In poker and similar games: = to show one's hand ( Phrases 15a). ΚΠ 1873 ‘J. Morris’ Wanderings of Vagabond xxxviii. 477 ‘Oh, let's show down for the “pot”,’ cried Forrest, excitedly. 1899 Recreation Mar. 193/2 An' den he says, says he, ‘Wat yet got?’ An' I showed down. An' den he says, says he, ‘I kin beat dat.’ 1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Self-made Merchant xvi. 234 They just had to throw up both hands and pass you the pot when you showed down. 1912 Sat. Rev. 2 Nov. 550/1 Placing them [sc. cards], face upwards, on the table, or ‘showing down’, as it is technically called. 2013 Daily Star (Nexis) 8 Jan. 45 Ask yourself how many hands they play..what sort of hands they show down with, and what patterns, if any, you can spot in their play. < as lemmas |
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