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- Dictionaryposture/ˈpɒstʃə/
noun
- 1. the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: "I got out of the car in an alert posture" Similar
- 2. a particular approach or attitude: "trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations" Similar
verb
- 1. behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead: "a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class"
- 2. place (someone) in a particular attitude or pose: archaic "and still these two were postured motionless"
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The meaning of POSTURE is the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose. How to use posture in a sentence. Did you know?
POSTURE definition: 1. the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position…. Learn more.
Posture is the way you position your body or arrange your limbs. So stand up straight, put your shoulders back, and lift that chin up. Ballerinas have an elegant, graceful posture, and soldiers tend to display a rigid, strong posture.
noun. the relative disposition of the parts of something. the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture. an affected or unnatural attitude: He struck a comic posture. a mental or spiritual attitude: His ideas reveal a defensive posture.
1. a position or attitude of the limbs or body. 2. a characteristic manner of bearing the body; carriage: to have good posture. 3. the disposition of the parts of a visible object. 4. a mental attitude or frame of mind. 5. a state, situation, or condition. 6. a false or affected attitude; pose.
posture in American English. (ˈpɑstʃər ) noun. 1. the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing. 2. such a position assumed as in posing for an artist. 3. the way things stand; condition with respect to circumstances.
noun. /ˈpɒstʃə (r)/. /ˈpɑːstʃər/. [uncountable, countable] the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting. a comfortable/relaxed posture. Try to maintain an upright posture. to adopt an aggressive/a defensive posture.
The position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting, often, specif., with respect to the proper alignment of the back, shoulders, and head.
posture meaning, definition, what is posture: the way you position your body when sitt...: Learn more.
the position of your back, shoulders, etc when you are standing or sitting: She has very good posture. (Definition of posture from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
