to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter): The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor.

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verb (used without object)

11.

to assume a particular posture.

12.

to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body.

13.

to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression.

Origin:
1595–1605; < French < Italian postura < Latin positūra. See posit, -ure

Related forms

pos·tur·al, adjective

pos·tur·er, noun

Synonyms
2. See position.

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Gould in a photograph that shows his unusual posture at the piano.

Stand in a relaxed posture with your hands at your sides.

Debate about the proper defence posture has also grown more normal.

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Gould in a photograph that shows his unusual posture at the piano.

Stand in a relaxed posture with your hands at your sides.

Debate about the proper defence posture has also grown more normal.

Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research.

Proposed posture for a feathered dinosaur stirs controversy.

Paleontologists have been debating the forelimb posture of ceratopsid dinosaurs for years.

California, where the slow speeds and twisty streets suit its upright posture and light build.

Good posture is extremely important in preventing carpal tunnel syndrome, particularly for typists and computer users.

If he took the lead in announcing the cuts, it would force him to start out in a defensive posture.

It was remarkable: this rebel leader's whole posture changed from aggression to conciliation.

The scientists say that this posture reflects an intermediate stage in the evolution of limbs from fish fins.

Even some of the quadrupedal tracks show signs of short front limbs-an adaptation that can precede a more upright posture.

Bison-backed dinosaurs would have been obligated to take up a different posture to handle all that extra bulk.

Maybe it's the top-gun lingo and ramrod driving posture.

Most experts agree that many back problems can be prevented by developing good posture and good sleep and work habits.

Another irony is that diminishing returns has been quite fruitful for scholars who can posture in forms of apostacy.

Furthermore, his posture and expression match the brutality he and his followers faced.

The animals use them for balance when moving and to prop themselves up in a sitting posture.

Head and neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs inferred from extant animals.

Cutler used fresh and frozen chickens to see how immersion in water affected the posture of the dead birds.

So, by definition, there can be no perfect workplace posture and no perfect chair.

Their goal was to maintain their dogs' perfect posture.

Plan your posture and gestures and practice in front of a mirror.

Although a few emerging economies were tireless negotiators, too many others did no more than posture.

Sea otters often float at the water's surface, lying on their backs in a posture of serene repose.

Other driver-warning systems focus more on external factors, as opposed to driver posture or behavior.

Our posture was to be rod-inspired, elbows at our sides and napkins graciously placed in our laps.

The researchers asked a group of students to improve their posture for two weeks.

Note the differences in size, head shape, and posture.

The bow is a stable posture from which the dog can move in multiple directions.

When a woman wears a hat, her posture and demeanor change.

But the actual posture of either company if the other guy blinked is impossible to tell.

All seemed to come from means, the men lean and the women disproportionately beautiful with perfect posture.

The posture of the two boys on the right has clinched the issue.

When he leaned forward, an accelerometer in the device could tell that his posture had changed.

Information on posture and movement is measured by the stress on sensors built into the garment.

He's wearing a fashionable kafia around his neck, and his posture is catalog-ready.

She even pre-empted the modern advice which eschews sitting bolt-upright in favor of a more relaxed posture.

Adopting an exercise routine that improves posture and strengthens back muscles can go a long way toward preventing pain.

The machines' minuscule keyboards and monitors can encourage bad posture and strain users' necks and.

The listener participates through expression, posture and movement, and the.

When you were growing up, your mother probably told you to sit up straight, because good posture helps you look confident and.

The open bill and the rigid conformity of head, neck and overall body posture in each photo resemble a creation of taxidermy.

The little disk constantly monitors your posture and delivers a sharp, corrective vibration.

The two sides posture endlessly and create loads of completely unnecessary drama.

Even his expression and posture seem to not properly express his legacy.

The smack is amplified by the posture of the falling fish, which typically flops sideways so that its flank hits the water.

Posture can affect how powerful you feel--and how powerful you.

His arms hang limply at his sides, his shoulders droop into a posture that verges on the simian.

Rather than scanning the horizon with their ears, elephants tend to freeze their posture and raise and lower a single foot.

It is not something which should wait until the nuclear problem is solved, as though it is going to weaken our posture.

Moreover, advocates of a much humbler military posture underestimate the rewards military dynamism brings:.

Seahorses are master mimics that use their cryptic colors and upright posture to blend in with plants.

Simultaneously, our upright posture put the trachea and esophagus in a near-vertical orientation.

The elegance of her straight posture denied her failed joints from a rheumatic youth.

She installed sensors in the chairs to detect posture and gave the kids wristbands that measured galvanic skin response.

Striding side by side, they kept their heads high and their posture perfect.

Revaluation, and what comes after it as a policy posture.

Protect your joints from degenerative decay by maintaining a proper posture while sitting and standing.

Cesar often gives a display of agressive behavior the consequence of having to go belly up in a submissive posture.

The procedural posture of the case meant new charges were imminent absent a plea deal.

Make sure their in the right spot and you have the posture of a leader.

Poor walking posture increases fatigue and invites injuries.

Keep the goal in mind and have good posture and a clear understanding of what your doing and trying to accomplish.

Space capabilities add a unique dimension to the joint force's ability to posture quickly.

No suit is flexible enough to accommodate this posture.

My posture is what you'd expect of someone addicted to sitting in front of a typewriter, but it was always that way.

That's why hitters who've been had by a curveball often wear a look and a posture that suggests they think the world unfair.

Her posture is regal, and she speaks with a precision that enhances her stately demeanor.

The car's seat backs are almost vertical, enforcing a rigid military posture.

He sits on a stool picking a guitar in the standard posture of a folk singer.

He wears expensively tailored suits and walks with regal posture.

The correct racing posture of a swimmer, cyclist or downhill skier minimizes the effect of: a lift b.

Damage to the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture.

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World English Dictionary

posture (ˈpɒstʃə)

—n
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

—vb
7.	to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
8.	(intr) to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose

[C17: via French from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, from pōnere to place]

'postural

—*adj*

'posturer

—n

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Word Origin & History

posture

1605, from Fr. posture (16c.), from It. postura "position, posture," from L. positura "position, station," from postulus, pp. of ponere "put, place" (see position). The verb, in the fig. sense of "to take up an artificial mental position" is attested from 1877. Posturpedic

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Medical Dictionary

posture pos·ture (pŏs'chər)
n.

A position of the body or of body parts.
A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.

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