posture
IPA: pˈɑstʃɝ
noun
- The way a person holds and positions their body.
- A situation or condition.
- One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
- (rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
verb
- (intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
- (intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
- (transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
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Examples of "posture" in Sentences
- We'll soon find out if her posture is any kind of impediment to winning a Senate seat.
- Have someone watch to insure your posture is good and have them measure your elbow height.
- It should be clear that such a defence posture is mainly intended for the homeland defence, not for military adventurism abroad.
- He has a warm smile on his face but his posture is firm and his eyes are open and locked directly into our eyes, a bit confrontational, because it is.
- But utilizing the right sleep posture is just as important as having the right PC posture, especially if you want to enjoy a pain-free morning and day.
- Because improving the Law School's posture is perceived as essential to the University, the Provost has agreed, as well, to match the Law School's effort with six more faculty lines to be paid for out of central resources.
- Considering that posture is a major problem at the computer and that many of us spend entire days with our head leaning forward gaping at computer monitors, re-learning how to hold our heads to avoid back pain is potentially beneficial for many of us.
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