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Yes, show is playable

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"Show" Definition

noun

A display; a manifestation: made a show of strength.
A false appearance; a pretense: only a show of kindness.
A movie.
A pompous or ostentatious display.
A public exhibition or entertainment.

idiom

Get the show on the road Slang To get started.
Show (someone) a good time To occupy (someone) with amusing things; entertain.

verb-transitive

Law To plead; allege: show cause.
To cause or allow to be seen; display.
To conduct; guide: showed them to the table.
To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure: showed that the hypothesis was wrong; a film that showed how to tune a piano.
To demonstrate to by reasoning or procedure; inform or prove to: showed him how to fix the camera; showed her that it could really happen.

phrasal-verb

Show off To display or behave in an ostentatious or conspicuous way.
Show up Informal To surpass, as in ability or intelligence.
Show up To be clearly visible.
Show up To expose or reveal the true character or nature of: showed their efforts up as a waste of time.
Show up To put in an appearance; arrive.

verb-intransitive

Sports To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.
To be or become visible or evident.
To give a performance or present an exhibition.

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