Word Meaning

Meaning of pose

- Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
- A cold in the head; catarrh.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To interrogate; to question.
- To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

Crossword clue for pose

- Assumed attitude
- Posture
- Show off
- Sit for
- Sit for a photo
- Sit for an artist
- Sit for artist
- Stance