pose
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4.1
- noun
- /poʊz/
:
postura
- Hold that pose.
- strike a pose
- models striking a pose
- standing pose
OK, well, the pose is your most famous.
- OK, well, the pose is your most famous.
- Just show me the pose he got down like that.
- I struck my pose and that walk went much better.
- He would stand there in his swordsman pose, he would completely empty his mind.
- I like to call this the antler pose.
- And I filmed it everything and I sent one of the poses to my dad on FaceTime.
Examples
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Larissa finished, assumed a dramatic pose, and closed her hand about the Eye.
Fiction book (1992) -
So you have a starting pose and you have the final pose.
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I struck my pose and that walk went much better.
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Go ahead, give me a pose.
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I just feel her sitting there, getting into a pose.
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Give me a superhero pose, Dad.
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The dancers hold their dramatic final poses for a second, then relax again.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artist asked me to hold a dramatic pose while she painted my portrait.
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She perfected her yoga class by demonstrating a beautiful pose of meditation.
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The photographer captured the model in a graceful pose against the sunset.
Synonyms
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3.3
A way of standing that helps you keep balance or defend yourself
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3.6
A position of the body held to show a feeling or idea
An attractive, graceful way of standing that looks confident
How Staged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pose comes from the old French poser and the Latin ponere, meaning 'to put' or 'place'. A pose is a 'placed' position of the body used in art or photos.