Noun
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
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affected manners intended to impress others
"don't put on airs with me"
Verb
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be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"
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put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
"Place emphasis on a certain point"
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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"
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pretend to be someone you are not
sometimes with fraudulent intentions
"She posed as the Czar's daughter"
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
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introduce
"This poses an interesting question"