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showdown (iou) and retardation (medicine)


showdown (iou)



showdown noun. L19.
[from SHOW verb + DOWN adverb.]
Cards. An act of players laying down their cards face up, esp. in Poker. L19.
An open disclosure of plans etc.; a declaration or trial of strength; a final test or confrontation, a decisive situation. E20.
Campaign Stoessl..left after a showdown with Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade.
Comb.: showdown inspection US Military a surprise inspection of kit; showdown Poker Cards a form of Poker in which all the players stake an ante, receive five cards, and have a showdown without a draw.

retardation (medicine)


retardation


Delay, hindrance, delayed development.

Origin: L. Retardare = to slow down, impede