POSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pose mean? 

• POSE (noun)
  The noun POSE has 3 senses:

1. affected manners intended to impress others

2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

  Familiarity information: POSE used as a noun is uncommon.

• POSE (verb)
  The verb POSE has 6 senses:

1. introduce

2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes

3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

4. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

5. put into a certain place or abstract location

6. be a mystery or bewildering to

  Familiarity information: POSE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affected manners intended to impress others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

airs; pose

Context example:

don't put on airs with me

Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):

affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))

Derivation:

pose (behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Derivation:

pose (assume a posture as for artistic purposes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

affectation; affectedness; mannerism; pose

Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):

feigning; pretence; pretending; pretense; simulation (the act of giving a false appearance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pose"):

radical chic (an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them)

attitude (a theatrical pose created for effect)

Derivation:

pose (behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others)

• POSE (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Introduce

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

pose; present

Context example:

This poses an interesting question

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

be; comprise; constitute; make up; represent (form or compose)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assume a posture as for artistic purposes

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

model; pose; posture; sit

Context example:

We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):

ramp (be rampant)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

pose (a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes)

poser (a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor)

posing ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

impersonate; personate; pose

Context example:

She posed as the Czar's daughter

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):

masquerade (pretend to be someone or something that you are not)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

poser (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

pose; posture

Context example:

She postured and made a total fool of herself

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport (behave in a certain manner)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):

attitudinise; attitudinize (assume certain affected attitudes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

pose (a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)

pose (affected manners intended to impress others)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Put into a certain place or abstract location

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lay; place; pose; position; put; set

Context example:

Place emphasis on a certain point

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):

instal; install; put in; set up (set up for use)

place down; put down; set down (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place)

plant; set (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)

recline (cause to recline)

place upright; stand; stand up (put into an upright position)

lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)

seat (place in or on a seat)

seat; sit; sit down (show to a seat; assign a seat for)

upend (set, turn, or stand on end)

pillow; rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)

ground (place or put on the ground)

barrel (put in barrels)

bucket (put into a bucket)

bottle (put into bottles)

set down (put or settle into a position)

juxtapose (place side by side)

misplace (place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position)

seed; sow (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth)

coffin (place into a coffin)

set (put into a position that will restore a normal state)

imbricate (place so as to overlap)

throw (to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly)

settle; settle down (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground)

marshal (place in proper rank)

space (place at intervals)

glycerolise; glycerolize (place in glycerol)

position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)

seat (place or attach firmly in or on a base)

siphon (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action)

deposit; fix; posit; situate (put (something somewhere) firmly)

cram (put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled)

load (put (something) on a structure or conveyance)

perch (cause to perch or sit)

rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)

clap (put quickly or forcibly)

lean (cause to lean or incline)

poise (cause to be balanced or suspended)

ladle (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle)

plant (place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive)

dispose (place or put in a particular order)

ensconce; settle (fix firmly)

park (place temporarily)

superpose (place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide)

lay over; superimpose; superpose (place on top of)

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

pile (place or lay as if in a pile)

nestle; snuggle (position comfortably)

intersperse (place at intervals in or among)

bed (put to bed)

stratify (form, arrange, or deposit in layers)

put back; replace (put something back where it belongs)

step (place (a ship's mast) in its step)

prepose (place before another constituent in the sentence)

postpose (place after another constituent in the sentence)

cock (set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)

docket (place on the docket for legal action)

enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)

emplace (provide a new emplacement for guns)

appose (place side by side or in close proximity)

rack up (place in a rack)

tee; tee up (place on a tee)

throw; thrust (place or put with great energy)

reposition (place into another position)

recess (put into a recess)

butt (place end to end without overlapping)

parallelize (place parallel to one another)

middle (put in the middle)

sign (place signs, as along a road)

repose (to put something (eg trust) in something)

jar (place in a cylindrical vessel)

shelve (place on a shelf)

pigeonhole (place into a small compartment)

trench (set, plant, or bury in a trench)

underlay (put (something) under or beneath)

ship (place on board a ship)

emplace (put into place or position)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They pose the bags on the table

Sense 6

Meaning:

Be a mystery or bewildering to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

amaze; baffle; beat; bewilder; dumbfound; flummox; get; gravel; mystify; nonplus; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; stupefy; vex

Context example:

This question really stuck me

Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):

bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):

mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)

riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)

elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

poser (a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem)

 Context examples 

A pose is an artificial thing.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Harmful algae blooms also pose a threat to human health when the toxins accumulate in seafood.

(Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic, National Science Foundation)

The new data could help scientists better refine estimates of the distribution of the sizes of NEOs including larger ones that could pose a danger to Earth.

(New Map Shows Frequency of Small Asteroid Impacts, Provides Clues on Larger Asteroid Population, NASA)

While this celestial object does not appear to pose any threat to Earth or satellites, its close approach creates a unique opportunity for researchers to observe and learn more about asteroids.

(Small Asteroid to Safely Pass Close to Earth Sunday, NASA)

Palu has sandy soil, but it's in a gently sloping valley that appeared to pose little risk.

(NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor, NASA)

One manufacturer, Unilever, stopped adding triclosan to its products in response to consumer demand, but says it is confident the chemical poses no threat.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

There are currently 1,484 known PHAs, but none pose a significant near-term risk of impacting Earth.

(Asteroid discovered by NASA to pass Earth safely, NASA)

Even low doses of toxic chemicals in the environment pose a significant risk to cardiovascular health, according to a report led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

(Experts warn of cardiovascular risk from heavy metal pollution, University of Cambridge)

Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.

(Easy, NCI Thesaurus)

But incorporating unnatural bases into DNA within an organism poses bigger challenges.

(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)