Showdown

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. countable, idiomatic, uncountable

    "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his first start since recovering from malaria as Arsenal prepared for their Europa League showdown against Villarreal with a confidence-boosting win away to Newcastle at St James' Park."

  2. 2
    a hostile disagreement face-to-face wordnet
  3. 3
    The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From show + down.

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