meaning of pose
1. Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
2. A cold in the head; catarrh.
3. 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 artists model or of a statue.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. To interrogate; to question.
7. To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
8. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Related Words
pose | posed | poseidon | poser | poset | poseur | poseuse |
