pose - Meaning in Punjabi

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pose - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of pose in English

pose noun

1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

   Synonyms

   affectation, affectedness, mannerism

2. affected manners intended to impress others

   Synonyms

   airs

   ਨਖ਼ਰਾ, ...Subscribe

   Example

   • "don't put on airs with me"
3. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

pose verb

1. be a mystery or bewildering to

   Synonyms

   amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, vex

   Examples

   • "a vexing problem"
   • "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
   • "This beats me!"
   • "This question really stuck me"
2. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

   Synonyms

   impersonate, personate

   Example

   • "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
3. put into a certain place or abstract location

   Synonyms

   lay, lay, place, position, put, set, set, set

   Examples

   • "Place emphasis on a certain point"
   • "Put your things here"
   • "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
   • "Set the tray down"
4. assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   Synonyms

   model, posture, posture, sit, sit

   Example

   • "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
5. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

   Synonyms

   posture, posture

   Examples

   • "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"
   • "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
6. introduce

   Synonyms

   present

   Example

   • "This poses an interesting question"

Synonyms of pose

• affectation, affectedness, mannerism
• airs
• amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
• impersonate, personate
• lay, place, position, put, set
• model, posture, sit
• posture
• present

Description

Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take. There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning.

• Position is a general term for a configuration of the human body.
• Posture means an intentionally or habitually assumed position.
• Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position.
• Attitude refers to postures assumed for purpose of imitation, intentional or not, as well as in some standard collocations in reference to some distinguished types of posture: "Freud never assumed a fencer's attitude, yet almost all took him for a swordsman."
• Bearing refers to the manner of the posture, as well as of gestures and other aspects of the conduct taking place.

Also see "List of human positions" on Wikipedia

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