Dictionary

showdown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From show + down.

Meanings

1. (countable, idiomatic, uncountable) The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
   • David cut his teeth on international politics in his showdown with Goliath, a battle fit for the ages. 2013 March 25, Dr. Paul H. Wright, chapter 8, in Rose Then and Now® Bible Map Atlas: With Biblical Backgrounds and Culture, Rose Publishing, →ISBN, page 51:
   • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his first start since recovering from malaria as Arsenal prepared for their Europa League showdown against Villarreal with a confidence-boosting win away to Newcastle at St James' Park. 2021 May 2, Mantej Mann, “Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:
2. (countable, uncountable) The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

Forms

Deriveds

posedown

Translations (24)

ru реша́ющая схва́тка (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · pt confronto (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · de entscheidender Machtkampf (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · cs vyložení karet (the final round in a poker match) · cmn 攤牌 /摊牌 (the final round in a poker match) · sh polaganje karata (the final round in a poker match) · ru фина́льный поеди́нок (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · bg показване на картите (the final round in a poker match) · cmn 對決 /对决 (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · sh konačni obračun (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · pl ostateczna rozgrywka (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · cs rozhodující souboj (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · is lokauppgjör (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · fi välienselvittely (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · fr confrontation finale (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · sh otkrivanje karata (the final round in a poker match) · cs utkání kdo s koho (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · de Showdown (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · ja 決戦 (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · hu leszámolás (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · nl krachtmeting (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · bg решителна битка (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · cs zúčtování (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) · ru раскры́тие карт (the final round in a poker match)