Pose



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A cold in the head; catarrh.
2.
The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.
adjective
1.
Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
1.
To interrogate, to question