posture

  1. Noun.  The way a person holds and positions their body.
  2. Noun.  A situation or condition.
  3. Noun.  One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
  4. Noun.  (rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.