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Meaning of 'pose'
Meaning of 'pose' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Pose 
[ a.]
- Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of
the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast. [ a.]2. Pose [ n.]
- A cold in the head; catarrh. [ n.]3. Pose [ v. i.]
- To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied
arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize;
figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as
a prude. [ v. i.]4. Pose [ v. t.]
- The attitude or position of a person; the position of the
body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally
assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of
an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue. [ v. t.]- To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.
- To interrogate; to question.
- To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
Meaning of 'pose' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. pose [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- affected manners intended to impress others
- affected manners intended to impress others
Example in sentence:
- don't put on airs with me
2. pose [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Example in sentence:
- Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!;
- She postured and made a total fool of herself
Meaning (3):
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- put into a certain place or abstract location
Example in sentence:
- Place emphasis on a certain point;
- Put your things here;
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children;
- Set the tray down
Meaning (4):
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Example in sentence:
- She posed as the Czar's daughter
Meaning (5):
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Example in sentence:
- a vexing problem;
- Got me--I don't know the answer!;
- This beats me!;
- This question really stuck me
Meaning (6):
- introduce
- introduce
Example in sentence:
- This poses an interesting question
Meaning (7):
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Example in sentence:
- We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
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