Pose can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| pose - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" | ||
| pose - 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" | ||
| pose - 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" | ||
| pose - 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" | ||
| pose - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" | ||
| pose - introduce; "This poses an interesting question" | ||
Noun |
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| pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes | ||
| pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||
| pose - affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" |
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| 1. | verb | The price spikes pose real political risks for Davis and he and his folks need and want an easy way out. | |
| 2. | verb | China's overtures to join the U.S.-led effort to develop the 16-nation international space station have been thwarted for more than a decade over a range of issues, including the Asian country's human rights policies and worries it could acquire technologies that could pose a security threat. | |
| 3. | verb | It is Iran's missile armaments that pose the greatest concern for American forces in the Gulf, especially for the US Navy. | |
| 4. | verb | This generous offer may be a mere pose. | |
| 5. | verb | It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that. | |
| 6. | verb | Examinations pose a big problem. | |
| 7. | verb | In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security. | |
| 8. | verb | If you're serious about solving the problem, then you cannot pose it as a Catch-22. | |
| 9. | verb | The most successful scientists are those who pose the right questions. | |
| 10. | verb | When you pose a question, you expect an answer. | |
| 11. | verb | What's your favorite yoga pose? | |
| 12. | verb | What kind of threat do terrorists really pose? | |
| 13. | verb | Tom wanted Mary to pose in the nude for his painting, but she refused to do so. | |
| 14. | verb | In Ankara, I made clear that the United States is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security. | |
| 15. | verb | I have a question to pose you. |
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| The price spikes pose real political risks for Davis and he and his folks need and want an easy way out. |
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| China's overtures to join the U.S.-led effort to develop the 16-nation international space station have been thwarted for more than a decade over a range of issues, including the Asian country's human rights policies and worries it could acquire technologies that could pose a security threat. |
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| It is Iran's missile armaments that pose the greatest concern for American forces in the Gulf, especially for the US Navy. |
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| This generous offer may be a mere pose. | |
| It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that. | |
| Examinations pose a big problem. | |
| In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security. | |
| If you're serious about solving the problem, then you cannot pose it as a Catch-22. | |
| The most successful scientists are those who pose the right questions. | |
| When you pose a question, you expect an answer. | |
| What's your favorite yoga pose? | |
| What kind of threat do terrorists really pose? | |
| Tom wanted Mary to pose in the nude for his painting, but she refused to do so. | |
| In Ankara, I made clear that the United States is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security. | |
| I have a question to pose you. | |