posture
noun
- 1
characteristic way of bearing one's body
stood with good posture
- 2
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
he assumed an attitude of surrender
- 3
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
we faced an army of great strength
politicians have neglected our military posture
- 4
a rationalized mental attitude
verb
- 1
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
- 2
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
She postured and made a total fool of herself
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