expose vs show off

show off vs expose

expose is a noun but show off is not a noun.

expose and show off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No
show off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, show off is a hyponym of expose; that is, show off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:

expose: to show, make visible or apparent
show off: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Other hyponyms of expose include open, bring forth, produce, hold up, bench, moon, flash, flaunt, ostentate, swank, brandish, model, model, pose, posture, sit, gibbet, pillory.

expose (noun)	show off (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

expose (verb)	show off (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
to show, make visible or apparent
expose to light, of photographic film
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
reveal to view as by removing a cover

Difference between expose and show off

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