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n.
theatrical presentation
performance
program
1) to direct; do, produce, put on, stage; promote; sponsor a ~
2) to catch ( colloq. ), see, take in a ~
3) a chat ( BE ), talk; floor; ice; peep; Punch-and-Judy; sound-and-light; talent; TV; variety ~ (to sponsor a TV ~)
display, exhibition
4) an air; auto ( AE ), motor ( BE ); flower; horse; ice ~
misc.
5) for ~ ('designed to make an impression'); bad ~ ('very bad'); good ~ ('very good'); to put on a ~ ('to pretend'); to steal the ~ ('to draw the most attention'); to stop the ~ ('to receive a great deal of applause, attention'); a ~ of strength; who is running this ~? ('who is in charge here?'); to get the ~ on the road (slang) ('to get things going')
II
v.
1) ( A ) ('to display') ~ the book to me; or: ~ me the book
2) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ around, over, round ( esp. BE ), through (she ~ed me through the museum)
3) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ for ('to have as a result of') (what can we ~ for our efforts?)
4) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ to (I ~ed her to her seat)
5) ( J ) ('to display') the photograph ~ed them conversing
6) ( L ; may have an object) ('to demonstrate') the research ~ed (us) that our theory was correct
7) ( M ) ('to demonstrate') she ~ed herself to be an excellent worker; history ~ed her to be a prophet
8) ( Q ; usu. has an object) ('to demonstrate') can you ~ me how to operate the copying machine?
9) ( misc. ) to ~ to advantage ('to ~ in the best light'); to ~ oneself in public