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show⋅down

  [shoh-doun]
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–noun
1. the laying down of one's cards, face upward, in a card game, esp. poker.
2. a conclusive settlement of an issue, difference, etc., in which all resources, power, or the like, are used; decisive confrontation: An international showdown was inevitable.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; show + down 1

Synonyms:
2. crisis, climax, encounter, clash.
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show·down   (shō'doun')   
n.  

  1. An event, especially a confrontation, that forces an issue to a conclusion.

  2. Games The laying down of the players' cards face up to determine the winner of the pot in poker.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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