Pose meaning

What does “pose” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“pose” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: affected manners intended to impress others.

pose

affected manners intended to impress others
“don't put on airs with me”
Synonymsairs
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Synonymsaffectation mannerism affectedness

introduce
“This poses an interesting question”
Synonymspresent
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
Synonymsmodel sit posture
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
Synonymsimpersonate personate
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”
Synonymsposture
put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
“Set the tray down”
Synonymsput set place position lay
be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
“Got me--I don't know the answer!”
Synonymsperplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University