show up
verb 1
to come into view <normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups> Related Words reappear,
resurface;
bulk,
loom;
arrive,
come;
dawn,
debut;
arise,
blossom,
bob (up),
break,
break out,
crop (up),
emerge,
erupt,
issue,
outcrop,
rise,
shoot (up),
spring (up),
surface;
happen,
occur;
reappear,
rematerialize 2
to get to a destination <the band showed up an hour late> Related Words fetch,
hit,
make,
reach;
pull in,
touch down;
debark,
disembark;
barge (in),
blow in,
breeze (in),
burst (in
or into),
waltz (in);
check in,
clock (in)
3
to reveal the true nature of <were shown up for what they really are> 
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