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| pos·ture [ póschər ] |
noun (plural pos·tures) |
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1. physical carriage: the way in which somebody holds his or her body, especially when standing
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2. body position: a position that the body can assume, e.g. standing, sitting, kneeling, or lying down
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3. attitude: a frame of mind or attitude
  a conciliatory posture
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4. pose conveying attitude: a physical pose that conveys a mental or emotional attitude
a posture of defiance
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5. deceptive stance: a position, attitude, or stance that is intended to deceive
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6. cultivated position: a practiced or cultivated arrangement of the body, e.g. a position used in yoga
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7. arrangement of parts: the way that components of an object or situation are arranged in relation to one another
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verb (past and past participle pos·tured, present participle pos·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular pos·tures) |
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1. intransitive verb assume stance: to assume an affected or exaggerated pose or attitude
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2. transitive and intransitive verb adopt posture: to adopt a particular posture, or make somebody do this
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Latin positura< posit- (see position)] |
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| pos·tur·al [ póschərəl ] adjective |
| pos·tur·er noun |
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