Posture - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- characteristic way of bearing one's body (syn: bearing, carriage)
- capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war (syn: strength)
verb
Extra examples
Human beings have an upright posture.
...a good upright posture will prevent backaches...
She has a very good posture.
He sat in a posture of absolute respect.
Poor posture can lead to muscular problems.
He tends to adopt a defensive posture towards new ideas.
She postured and made a total fool of herself
...an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters...
She maintained a queenly posture.
...my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better...
Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.
...her slumping posture betrayed a growing despondence...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: posture
he/she/it: postures
present participle: posturing
past tense: postured
past participle: postured
singular: posture
plural: postures
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