pose

pose1 [ pouz ] verb **

1. ) transitive to create a difficult or dangerous situation:

pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat: We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment.

pose a challenge: They had been expected to pose a serious challenge to the main parties.

2. ) intransitive to sit or stand somewhere so that someone can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you:

pose for: The leaders posed briefly for photographs before returning to the conference hall.

3. ) intransitive to dress or behave in a particular way to make people notice you, admire you, or be impressed by you:

It's the sort of place where people go to pose in their designer labels.

pose a question FORMAL

to ask a question

`pose as phrasal verb transitive

pose as someone/something to pretend to be a particular person or type of person in order to trick people:

Police officers posing as customers were sold some of the stolen items.

pose

pose 2 [ pouz ] noun count

1. ) the position you keep your body in when someone is taking your photograph or painting your picture:

a photograph showing the president in a natural relaxed pose

2. ) behavior that is not natural or sincere and is intended to impress or trick people:

You get the feeling that his apparently strong religious faith is just a pose.