[pos-cher] 
noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | the relative disposition of the parts of something. |
| 2. | the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture. |
| 3. | an affected or unnatural attitude: He struck a comic posture. |
| 4. | a mental or spiritual attitude: His ideas reveal a defensive posture. |
| 5. | one's image or policy as perceived by the public, other nations, etc.: The company wants to develop a more aggressive marketing posture. |
| 6. | position, condition, or state, as of affairs. |
| 7. | to place in a particular posture or attitude. |
| 8. | to position, esp. strategically: to posture troops along a border. |
| 9. | to develop a policy or stance for (oneself, a company, government, etc.): The White House postured itself for dealing with the fuel crisis. |
| 10. | 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. |
| 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. |
| pos·ture (pŏs'chər) n.
v. intr.
To put into a specific posture; pose. [French, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, position, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.] pos'tur·al adj., pos'tur·er, pos'tur·ist n. Synonyms: These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance. |
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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