pose

/pˈoʊz/

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Noun
affected manners intended to impress others; "don''t put on airs with me"
Noun
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
Noun
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Verb
introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
Verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don''t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
Verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar''s daughter"
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"
Verb
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"