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posture
Characteristic way of bearing one's body
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noun
Characteristic way of bearing one's body
“Stood with good posture”
noun
The arrangement of the body and its limbs
“He assumed an attitude of surrender”
noun
Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
“We faced an army of great strength”
noun
A rationalized mental attitude
verb
Assume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
verb
Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
“Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!”
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Stood with good posture
He assumed an attitude of surrender
We faced an army of great strength
Politicians have neglected our military posture
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
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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