pose pose /ˈpoʊz/

noun

1. () Affected manners intended to impress others  ( pose , airs )
   affected manners intended to impress others
    Don't put on airs with me
   don't put on airs with me
   
   
2. A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display  ( affectation , affectedness , mannerism , pose )
   a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
   
3. A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes  ( pose )
   a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
   

verb

1. () Introduce  ( pose , present )
   introduce
    This poses an interesting question
   This poses an interesting question
   
2. () (art) assume a posture as for artistic purposes  ( model , posture , sit , pose )
   (art) assume a posture as for artistic purposes
    We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
   We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
   
3. () Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions  ( impersonate , personate , pose )
   pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
    She posed as the Czar's daughter
   She posed as the Czar's daughter
   
4. Be a mystery or bewildering to  ( beat , dumbfound , flummox , get , gravel , nonplus , perplex , pose , stick , amaze , baffle , bewilder , mystify , puzzle , stupefy , vex )
   be a mystery or bewildering to
    This beats me!
   This beats me!
    Got me--I don't know the answer!
   Got me--I don't know the answer!
    A vexing problem
   a vexing problem
    This question really stuck me
   This question really stuck me
   
5. Put into a certain place or abstract location  ( pose , position , lay , place , put , set )
   put into a certain place or abstract location
    Put your things here
   Put your things here
    Set the tray down
   Set the tray down
    Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    Place emphasis on a certain point
   Place emphasis on a certain point
   
6. Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others  ( pose , posture )
   behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
   Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
    She postured and made a total fool of herself
   She postured and made a total fool of herself