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to model

to model

67 4.1
To show clothes by standing or moving for photos
  • verb
  • /ˈmɒdəl/
translation icon : posar
  • Born in 1963 to a middle-class family, Xuxa began modeling in her teen years.
  • to model outfits
  • model for the artist

Does SKIMS have a male modeling the like female clothing?

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Examples

Synonyms

to pose
vsto model
109 3.8

To hold a position for a picture

is used when also displaying clothes or working professionally
to sit
vsto model
77 5.9

To pose and remain still so an artist can make your portrait

involves showing clothes or working professionally rather than simple stillness
to posture
vsto model
1 4.3

To hold your body in a particular position for a picture

highlights professional display or work rather than mere body position

Antonyms

1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

Compounds

213 2.8

A person that others look up to and try to copy

11 3.9

A recent car or truck made in the last few years

10 2.7

A person who wears clothes to show them at shows or in photos

7 4.2

An early cheap car that Ford made for many people to buy

A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them

cultural model
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Ideas, values, and ways of behaving that many people in a group share

geocentric model
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A view that Earth is at the center and the Sun and stars move around it

A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads

7.4

A system that pays doctors a fixed amount per patient for a set time even if they need more care

cutaway model
  • Specialized
5.4

A model that shows the inside of something by removing part of the outside

A person who wears dresses to show them at fittings or fashion shows

agent-based model
  • Specialized
7.3

A computer simulation that shows how each person or thing acts and changes a whole system

fashion model
  • Specialized
3.6

A person created by a computer to show clothes in ads or online

How Professional

to model
67 4.1
pose
71 4.1

Surface Forms

model infinitive
modeled past
modelled past
modeled past participle
modelled past participle
modelling present participle
modeling present participle
models third person singular

Etymology

Model comes from the Latin modulus, meaning 'pattern' or 'measure', so to model clothes or art is to show them by acting as the example or pattern for others to see.