SHOW UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does show up mean? 

• SHOW UP (verb)
  The verb SHOW UP has 2 senses:

1. appear or become visible; make a showing

2. be or become visible or noticeable

  Familiarity information: SHOW UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOW UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appear or become visible; make a showing

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

come on; come out; show up; surface; turn up

Context example:

I hope the list key is going to surface again

Hypernyms (to "show up" is one way to...):

appear (come into sight or view)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be or become visible or noticeable

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

show; show up

Context example:

The dirty side will show

Hypernyms (to "show up" is one way to...):

appear (come into sight or view)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show up"):

register (show in one's face)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sentence example:

The moon will soon show up

 Context examples 

Signs and symptoms of Asperger syndrome show up by the time children are 3 years old.

(Asperger Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Areas that are not receiving enough blood show up as cold spots.

(Lung Perfusion Scan, NCI Thesaurus)

Heritable sensitive regions of chromosomes which show up in vitro as non-staining bands.

(Chromosome Fragile Site, NCI Thesaurus)

During some tests you receive a contrast dye, which makes parts of your body show up better in the image.

(CT Scans, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Others have a milder version of the disease that doesn't show up until they are teens or young adults.

(Cystic Fibrosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Rare disorders often show up in someone’s appearance.

(Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Diagnose Rare Disorders with Just A Picture, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Following the disappearance of white sharks in 2017, sevengill began to show up for the first time and have been increasing in number ever since.

(Study indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves in, Wikinews)

Then she drank to prosperity in his undertakings, and he drank to the hope that James Grant would show up and pay her for his washing.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It may be that the perfect house or apartment will show up now (plus or minus four days) if you have been looking.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It’s surprising, the scientists say, that a member of this group would show up around Florida, because the other two species are from cold, northern waters.

(New sea slug species discovered near condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, National Science Foundation)