pose definition

1. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
2. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
• examples: She posed as the Czar's daughter
3. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
• examples: Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
• examples: She postured and made a total fool of herself