Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An event, especially a confrontation, that forces an issue to a conclusion.
- n. Games The laying down of the players' cards face up to determine the winner of the pot in poker.
Wiktionary
- n. The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor
- n. The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Etymologies
- From show + down. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Chelsea's loss to Liverpool this month means the game can no longer be seen as the title showdown Carlo Ancelotti had been hoping, but with Arsenal in such close pursuit United can ill afford to drop points anywhere.”
The Guardian: Faith in Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes is correct but cannot be enduring | Paul Wilson
“What will help is that United's next two opponents both have to win although, following the confused display at the Emirates last Sunday, Ferguson will also demand a response ahead of the title showdown as he guards against the danger that this evening's contest will be regarded as a procession - especially against a side who scored five goals against Inter Milan in the San Siro in the quarter-finals.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Wenger was asked whether it made things more special to effectively be in a title showdown with Ferguson's United.”
“Ivanovic and Carvalho will miss the title showdown with Manchester United over Easter and they will remain doubts for the FA Cup final, should Chelsea beat Aston Villa in the semi-final a week later.”
“Reid is practising ahead of his title showdown against champion Tom "Kong" Watson in May.”
“Birkirkara started the title showdown in great fashion, completely overcoming Flyers Depiro II who looked quite unsettled during the first set.”
“Britain's last F1 World Champion Damon Hill is confident Lewis Hamilton can cope with the pressure going into the title showdown in Brazil.”
“Lewis Hamilton heads into the title showdown with a seven-point advantage in the Drivers ”
“Go back a year ago when Dick Cheney traveled to the Middle East to turn attention to what we call the showdown with Iraq, many of the Arab nations, the leaders, said they viewed the Palestinian as much more of a threat in the Middle East than Saddam Hussein.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘showdown’.
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US - war on terror
mirandize, heavily-guarded h..., capture, manhunt, shootout, bloodied, suspect, gunshot wound, citywide lockdown, house-by-house se..., intelligence oppo..., naturalized Ameri... and 463 more...
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fight
words for fighting
( open list, randomness )bout, fight, match, smackdown, blue, stoush, battle, clash, fuss, fray, ruckus, tussle and 115 more...
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Headlines & Newsmakers
frugality, environment, extinction, bible, killer, jazz, cloning, dead, god, moon, global warming, bailout and 340 more...
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POL - scandalous (words and collocati...
Words and collocations associated with political scandal
blow the whistle, boo, cronyism and rigging, democratic deficit, denigrate, dirty linen, fiasco, finger pointing a..., graft, hidden account, hush money, illicit financing... and 578 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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a Doppelgänger story
words you'd find in a Doppelgänger story
mistaken identity, fetch, evil twin, delusion, nephele, dead ringer, sosia, supplant, usurp, svengali, dichotomy, dialectic and 19 more...
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POL - cool compounds
scaremongering, facelifting, mudslinging, gerrymandering, goldplating, muscleflexing, headway, pinpointing, hobby-horse, barnstorming, grandfathering, finger-wagging and 31 more...
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POL - opposition
Terms used for and by those in the opposition
foil a coup, spark a crisis, attack dog, controversial, guerrilla, lacklustre opposi..., protest badge, provoke a walkout, rebel movement, rebellion, roundly condemn t..., run-off and 15 more...
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nominative case collection
wine stopper, pyre, roster, hamper, moleskin, elastic, pinnacle, facsimile, nook, plonk, contortionist, dismay and 342 more...
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Aussie Rules
afl, sanfl, mark, behind, vfl, sydney swans, st kilda saints, collingwood magpies, brisbane lions, western bulldogs, melbourne demons, carlton blues and 91 more...
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Action Movie in 50 Words
sequel, decorated, reunification, victory, dismember, electrocute, shark, decapitate, cavalry, peripetia, throttle, blood and 38 more...
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the gauntlet has been thrown
fighting words
rumble, fracas, throwdown, melee, riot, fight, duel, spat, tiff, smackdown, altercation, quarrel and 33 more...
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