ALL meanings of posed
pose
P p - verb without object posed to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature. 1
- verb without object posed to present oneself insincerely: He seems to be posing in all his behavior. 1
- verb without object posed to assume or hold a physical attitude, as for an artistic purpose: to pose for a painter. 1
- verb with object posed to embarrass or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem. 1
- verb with object posed Obsolete. to examine by putting questions. 1
- noun posed a bodily attitude or posture: Her pose had a note of defiance in it. 1
- noun posed a mental attitude or posture: a pose cultivated by the upper classes. 1
- noun posed the act or period of posing, as for a picture. 1
- noun posed a position or attitude assumed in posing, or exhibited by a figure in a picture, sculptural work, tableau, or the like. 1
- noun posed a moment in which a dancer remains motionless, usually in an assumed posture. 1
- noun posed a studied attitude; affectation: His liberalism is merely a pose. 1