posture

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒstʃə/, SAMPA: /"pQstS@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑːstʃɚ/, SAMPA: /"pA:stS@`/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: pos‧ture

Noun

Singular posture

Plural postures

1. (countable) A posture is a position of the body.

   At the start of a race, the runners crouch down into a starting posture.

Verb

Plain form posture

Third-person singular postures

Past tense postured

Past participle postured

Present participle posturing

1. To assume a pose or put on an appearance, literally or figuratively.