pose

poses posed posing
Noun
1. affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"
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2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
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3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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Verb
1. introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
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2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
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3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
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4. 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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5. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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6. be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
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