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Posture
01
the state or condition of a person's physical alignment, balance, and coordination
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
postures
Examples
Years of desk work affected his posture and spinal health.
02
the position that one's body is in, while sitting or standing
Examples
She entered the room with a proud, upright posture.
03
the capability in personnel and equipment affecting readiness for war
Examples
The nation improved its defense posture.
04
a rationalized mental attitude or stance toward something
Examples
His posture toward risk was cautious.
to posture
01
to assume a specific bodily position, often for artistic or display purposes
Intransitive: to posture in a specific manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
posture
3rd person singular
postures
Present participle
posturing
Past simple
postured
Past participle
postured
Examples
The model postured gracefully for the photographer.
02
to behave in an affected or unnatural way to impress others
Intransitive
Examples
The politician postured for the cameras during the speech.
Lexical Tree
imposture
posture
