- the laying down of one's cards, face upward, in a card game, especially poker.
- a conclusive settlement of an issue, difference, etc., in which all resources, power, or the like, are used; decisive confrontation: An international showdown was inevitable.
- an action that brings matters to a head or acts as a conclusion or point of decision
- the exposing of the cards in the players' hands on the table at the end of the game
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