pose

1 verb

1 pose a problem/threat/challenge etc to cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc: Newton's challenge poses no threat to the leadership. | Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration.

2 (I, T) to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this

(+ for): We posed for photographs after the graduation ceremony.

3 pose a question to ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about: The first chapter poses the question: What constitutes a democracy?

4 pose as sb to pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people: Bryce was caught posing as a lawyer.

5 (I) especially BrE to dress or behave like a fashionable, rich etc person in order to make other people notice you or admire you

2 noun (C)

1 the position in which someone stands or sits, especially in a painting, photograph etc: in a pose: a painting of the Duchess in a dramatic pose | strike a pose (=stand or sit in a particular position)

2 especially BrE behaviour in which someone pretends to behave like a fashionable, rich, intelligent etc person in order to make other people notice them or admire them: it's just a pose: He's always talking about his deep interest in philosophy - it's just a pose.