- pose-off
- contest in which a competitor tries to make better poses than another (in bodybuilding)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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pose-off — (POHZ awf) n. A competition in which one contestant attempts to strike better poses than another, especially in bodybuilding. Also: posedown (1978). pose off v. Example Citation: As Ms. Bottini, clad in a one piece white yogatard, grabbed her… … New words
pose — [n] artificial position act, affectation, air, attitude, attitudinizing, bearing, carriage, facade, fake, false show, front, guise, mannerism, masquerade, mien, positure, posture, posturing, pretense, pretension, role, stance, stand; concepts 633 … New thesaurus
pose- — ❖ ♦ Premier élément de composés (généralement n. m.), tiré du verbe poser. Ex. : pose sangsues (1850, Dorvault); pose tubes (1973, Journ. off.) : « tracteur équipé d une flèche latérale servant à mettre en place les éléments d une canalisation… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Off the Black — Would you let this man be your father? Directed by James Ponsoldt Produced by Scott Macauley Robin … Wikipedia
pose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attitude, affectation; position, posture; aspect, figure. See form. v. sit; attitudinize, affect; propound; question, puzzle, quiz, inquire, nonplus. See difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. artificial … English dictionary for students
pose — Synonyms and related words: act, acting, action, actions, activity, acts, address, advance, affectation, affectedness, air, airs, appearance, arrange, ask, assert, attitude, attitudinarianism, attitudinize, attitudinizing, bearing, beck, beckon,… … Moby Thesaurus
pose as — PRETEND TO BE, impersonate, pass oneself off as, masquerade as, profess to be, represent oneself as; formal personate. → pose * * * ˈpose as [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pose as he/she/it poses as present participle … Useful english dictionary
pose — 1. verb 1) pollution poses a threat to health Syn: constitute, present, create, cause, produce, be 2) the question posed earlier Syn: raise, ask, put, set, submit, advance … Thesaurus of popular words
pose — 1. verb 1) pollution poses a threat to health Syn: constitute, present, offer 2) the question posed earlier Syn: raise, ask, put, submit, advance, propose 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pose as — they pay us to pose as the celebrities we resemble Syn: pretend to be, impersonate, pass oneself off as, masquerade as, profess to be, represent oneself as; formal personate … Thesaurus of popular words
