posture

Definitions of posture in various dictionaries:

noun - the arrangement of the body and its limbs

noun - characteristic way of bearing one's body

noun - a rationalized mental attitude

noun - capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

verb - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

verb - assume a posture as for artistic purposes

A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.

An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.

A characteristic way of bearing one’s body; carriage: stood with good posture.

Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.

A stance or disposition with regard to something: “Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” (Gerard Smith).

A frame of mind affecting one’s thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.

To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.

To put into a specific posture; pose.

verb - to assume a particular position