posture

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Did you not read the post or did you just feel an overwhelming urge to posture?

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Quick take

the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of posture gathered in one view.

noun

the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

noun

characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

noun

a rationalized mental attitude

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for posture.

noun

the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

noun

characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

noun

a rationalized mental attitude

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"

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

assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

Example sentences

Did you not read the post or did you just feel an overwhelming urge to posture?

Since I look straight forward all day long now, my posture has improved dramatically.

Let's all get back to work trying to create real value for customers and enjoying our world, and not posture for social rank among friends and strangers.

Especially cycling strikes me as a bizarre recommendation, I would say 2 hours of cycling has the same effect on posture as 8 additional hours of sitting at the desk.

I can't say I know him or have worked with him or anything, but whenever I read something like this of his, I enjoy the fact that it is virtually free of ego and posture.

There is something about this atavistic concept of authority which demands a posture of submission, often literally.

If you're interested, try reading Keith Johnstone's Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre, which has gems like this in it:"Once you understand that every sound and posture implies a status, then you perceive the world quite differently, and the change is probably permanent.

The cost calculator that factored in the cost of pump time at your billable rate; the over-the-top posture against the NY Times reviewer who discovered that the battery heater could draw enough power to affect range; and now this, where they made up their own methodology to convert VSS into stars and found themselves to be the best.