English verb: show off | |||
1. | show off (perception) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | ||
Samples | He showed off his new sports car. | ||
Synonyms | flash, flaunt, ostentate, swank | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flex, splurge | ||