Pose Definition

pōz
posed, poses, posing
verb
posed, poses, posing
To put forth; assert (a claim, argument, etc.)
Webster's New World
To put forward or propose (a question, problem, etc.)
Webster's New World
To strike attitudes for effect; attitudinize.
Webster's New World
To present or constitute.
A crisis that posed a threat to the country's stability.
American Heritage
To assume a certain position or attitude, as in modeling for an artist.
Webster's New World
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noun
poses
A bodily attitude, esp. one held for or pictured by an artist, photographer, etc.
Webster's New World
A way of behaving or speaking that is assumed for effect; pretense.
Webster's New World
In yoga, an asana.
American Heritage
A studied or artificial manner or attitude, often assumed in an attempt to impress or deceive others.
American Heritage

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.
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Other Word Forms of Pose

Noun

Singular:
pose
Plural:
poses

Origin of Pose

  • Short for appose to examine closely (from Middle English apposen) (alteration of opposen oppose) and from French poser to assume (obsolete) (from Old French pose1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English posen to place from Old French poser from Vulgar Latin pausāre from Late Latin pausāre to rest from Latin pausa pause pause

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French and Middle French poser, from Vulgar Latin pausare, from Latin pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (pausis); influenced by Latin ponere.

    From Wiktionary

  • From a combination of aphetic forms of appose and oppose.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old English ge-pos

    From Wiktionary

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