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characteristic way of bearing one's body
stood with good posture
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
he assumed an attitude of surrender
(noun) military capability, military posture, military strength, strength
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
a rationalized mental attitude
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
(verb) pose
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