posture
noun, verb noun 1 [U, C] the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting: a comfortable / relaxed posture upright / sitting / supine postures Back pains can be the result of bad posture. 2 [C, usually sing.] your attitude to a particular situation or the way in which you deal with it: The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration. verb [V] ~ (as sth) (formal) to pretend to be sth that you are not by saying and doing things in order to impress or deceive people