showboat

verb

/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/

[intransitive] (informal, often disapproving)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they showboat	/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊt/
he / she / it showboats	/ˈʃəʊbəʊts/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊts/
past simple showboated	/ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/
past participle showboated	/ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/
-ing form showboating	/ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/

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to behave in a way that tries to show people how clever, skilful, etc. you are
- He’s a good guitar player, but he tends to showboat on his solos.

noun

/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/

(North American English)

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a boat on which musical shows are performed
CultureIn the 19th and early 20th centuries in the US, a showboat was a type of large river boat driven by steam, on which plays and other shows were performed for people living in towns along the rivers, especially the Mississippi. Well-known showboats included the Water Queen, the Cotton Blossom and the Floating Circus Palace. Ships built to look like showboats now take tourists for rides from New Orleans.
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