noun
- a final confrontation or decisive contest between opposing parties
- the final phase of a poker hand when players reveal their cards
Usage: poker
Examples
- The two candidates prepared for their final showdown in the debate.
- After months of tension, there was bound to be a showdown between the rival gangs.
- The championship game was the ultimate showdown between the two best teams.
- Management and the union are heading toward a showdown over wages.
- In poker, the showdown determines who wins the pot.
- The Western movie ended with a classic showdown at high noon.
- Both sides knew this meeting would be the showdown that decided everything.