posture has definitions from the field of military
1
[ noun ] position or arrangement of the body and its limbs

Synonyms

position attitude

Examples

"he assumed an attitude of surrender"

Used in print

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

The Union soldiers grounded arms and settled into healthy , indifferent postures to watch the feeble boarding of the skiffs .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

His chelas were required to assume the matsyendra posture dressed in hand-woven diapers while he read aloud from Rig-Veda and an assistant guru examined their purses in another room - nothing was stolen ; the purpose was less immediate .

2
[ noun ] characteristic way of bearing one's body

Synonyms

bearing carriage

Examples

: "stood with good posture"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

Well stretched , trained in posture and coordinated movement , and wedded to rhythm , they presented the audiences in Rome with one of the most beautiful sights ever seen at any Olympic contest .

3
[ verb ] assume a posture as for artistic purposes

Synonyms

pose sit model

Examples

"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

Related terms

expose ramp art model sitting pose

4
[ noun ] (military) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

Examples

"we faced an army of great strength" "politicians have neglected our military posture"

5
[ verb ] behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

Synonyms

pose

Examples

"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!" "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

6
[ noun ] a rationalized mental attitude

Synonyms

position stance

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