English to English
noun
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
He assumed an attitude of surrender.
source: WordNet 3.0
- characteristic way of bearing one's body
Stood with good posture.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a rationalized mental attitude
source: WordNet 3.0
- capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
We faced an army of great strength.
Politicians have neglected our military posture.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!.
She postured and made a total fool of herself.
source: WordNet 3.0
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model.
source: Webster 1913
- To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [póstiur] Tayô; lagay
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
