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posed

Variant of pose

transitive verb posed, posing

  1. to put forth; assert (a claim, argument, etc.)
  2. to put forward or propose (a question, problem, etc.)
  3. to put (a model, photographic subject, etc.) in a certain position or attitude

intransitive verb

  1. to assume a certain position or attitude, as in modeling for an artist
  2. to strike attitudes for effect; attitudinize
  3. to pretend to be what one is not; set oneself up (as): to pose as an officer

noun

  1. a bodily attitude, esp. one held for or pictured by an artist, photographer, etc.
  2. a way of behaving or speaking that is assumed for effect; pretense

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