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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Posturing.]
     To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the
     parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to
     posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr.
     ponere, positum, to place. See Position.]
     1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of
        the several parts of the body with respect to each other,
        or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the
        position of a figure with regard to the several principal
        members by which action is expressed; attitude.
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              Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively
              expressed . . . one would have sworn the very
              picture had run.                      --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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              In most strange postures
              We have seen him set himself.         --Shak.
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              The posture of a poetic figure is a description of
              his heroes in the performance of such or such an
              action.                               --Dryden.
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     2. Place; position; situation. [Obs.] --Milton.
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              His [man's] noblest posture and station in this
              world.                                --Sir M. Hale.
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     3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or
        of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a
        posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
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              The several postures of his devout soul.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     Syn: Attitude; position. See Attitude.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\, v. i.
     1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the
        body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or
        contortionist; also, to pose.
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     2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Posturing.]
     To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the
     parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to
     posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\, v. i.
     1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the
        body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or
        contortionist; also, to pose.
  
     2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr.
     ponere, positum, to place. See Position.]
     1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of
        the several parts of the body with respect to each other,
        or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the
        position of a figure with regard to the several principal
        members by which action is expressed; attitude.
  
              Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively
              expressed . . . one would have sworn the very
              picture had run.                      --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
              In most strange postures We have seen him set
              himself.                              --Shak.
  
              The posture of a poetic figure is a description of
              his heroes in the performance of such or such an
              action.                               --Dryden.
  
     2. Place; position; situation. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
              His [man's] noblest posture and station in this
              world.                                --Sir M. Hale.
  
     3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or
        of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a
        posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
  
              The several postures of his devout soul.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
     Syn: Attitude; position. See Attitude.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  posture
       n 1: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he
            assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: position, attitude]
       2: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
          posture" [syn: carriage, bearing]
       3: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: position, stance]
       4: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect
          the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
          strength"; "politicians have neglected our military
          posture" [syn: military capability, military strength,
           strength, military posture]
       v 1: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;
            "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to
            impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool
            of herself" [syn: pose]
       2: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know
          the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model,
          pose, sit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Γαλλικά n.
     η στάση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Italian n.
     (plural of it postura)
     n.
     1 The way a person holds and positions their body.
     2 A situation or condition.
     3 One's attitude or the social or political position one takes
  towards an issue or another person.
     4 (lb en rare) The position of someone or something relative to
  another; position; situation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of
  postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
     2 (lb en intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
     3 (lb en transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude;
  to pose.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     n.
     1 The way a person holds and positions their body.
     2 A situation or condition.
     3 One's attitude or the social or political position one takes
  towards an issue or another person.
     4 (lb en rare) The position of someone or something relative to
  another; position; situation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of
  postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
     2 (lb en intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
     3 (lb en transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude;
  to pose.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Italian n.
     (plural of it postura)
     n.
     1 The way a person holds and positions their body.
     2 A situation or condition.
     3 One's attitude or the social or political position one takes
  towards an issue or another person.
     4 (lb en rare) The position of someone or something relative to
  another; position; situation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of
  postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
     2 (lb en intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
     3 (lb en transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude;
  to pose.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Italian n.
     (plural of it postura)
     n.
     1 The way a person holds and positions their body.
     2 A situation or condition.
     3 One's attitude or the social or political position one takes
  towards an issue or another person.
     4 (lb en rare) The position of someone or something relative to
  another; position; situation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of
  postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
     2 (lb en intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
     3 (lb en transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude;
  to pose.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Ranska n.
     1 asento
     2 asema
     3 menettely

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  posture
     Engelska n.
     hållning; hur man håller upp kroppen
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg: text=intransitivt) posera
     2 (tagg: text=transitivt) placera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Posture /pˈɒstjʊə/
  الموقف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  posture //ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ// //ˈpɒstʃə// 
  поза, стойка
  position of body

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  posture //ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ// //ˈpɒstʃə// 
  позирам
  to put one's body into a posture or series of postures