posture: significat i definicions

A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.

An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.

A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.

Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.

A stance or disposition with regard to something: "Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” ( Gerard Smith).

A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.

To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.

To assume a pose.

To put into a specific posture; pose.