1. posture - noun
· the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Synonym(s): position, attitude
Hypernym(s): bodily_property
2. posture - noun
· characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
Hypernym(s): bodily_property
3. posture - noun
· a rationalized mental attitude
Hypernym(s): attitude, mental_attitude
4. posture - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): military_capability, military_strength, strength, military_posture
Hypernym(s): capability, capableness
5. posture - 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"
Synonym(s): pose
Hypernym(s): behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
6. posture - verb
· assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
Hypernym(s): expose, exhibit, display
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