exhibit
Other forms: exhibited; exhibits; exhibiting
An exhibit is an item that is shown off for the public, such as a painting on display at a gallery or a historical document shown under glass at a museum.
The main thing to remember about an exhibit is that it refers to something presented formally and in a public setting. For example, if you put an action figure on a side table in your apartment and your friends come by and notice it, well, it’s just an action figure on a side table. Put that same action figure on a pedestal in a fancy gallery, arrange it just so, and voilà! It’s an exhibit. People may even look it over and discuss its meaning in hushed tones. Students of law — or people who watch a lot of TV — will know that when used in a legal context, the word exhibit can also refer to an item presented as evidence in a legal court.
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show; make visible or apparent“The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month”
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open
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
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bring forth, produce
bring out for display
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hold up
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
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bench
exhibit on a bench
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moon
expose one's buttocks to
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flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
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brandish
exhibit aggressively
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model
display (clothes) as a mannequin
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model, pose, posture, sit
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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gibbet, pillory
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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turn on
produce suddenly or automatically
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flex
exhibit the strength of
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splurge
be showy or ostentatious
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ramp
be rampant
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show
make visible or noticeable
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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synonyms:
demo, demonstrate, present, show
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bring home
make understandable and clear
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curate
select and present content or information
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show
make visible or noticeable
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bring home
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show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill“he exhibits a great talent”
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phosphoresce
to exhibit phosphorescence
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possess
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
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phosphoresce
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something shown to the public
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parade
a visible display
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light show
a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns
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show
the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
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parade
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an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
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evidence
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
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evidence
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walk ostentatiously
/ɛgˈzɪbɪt/
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