- strike an attitude (or pose)
- strike an attitude (or pose)hold one's body in a particular position to create an impression.→ strike
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strike an attitude (or pose)
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strike an attitude — ► strike an attitude (or pose) hold one s body in a particular position to create an impression. Main Entry: ↑strike … English terms dictionary
strike an attitude — To assume a position or figure indicative of a feeling or emotion not really felt • • • Main Entry: ↑attitude * * * strike a pose/an attitude/ phrase to put your body into a particular position in order to create a particular effect He threw out… … Useful english dictionary
strike — ► VERB (past and past part. struck) 1) deliver a blow to. 2) come into forcible contact with. 3) (in sport) hit or kick (a ball) so as to score a run, point, or goal. 4) ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface. 5) (of a … English terms dictionary
strike an pose — ► strike an attitude (or pose) hold one s body in a particular position to create an impression. Main Entry: ↑strike … English terms dictionary
strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to. ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something. ↘come into forcible contact with. ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball). ↘ignite (a match) by… … English new terms dictionary
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
attitude — [at′ə to͞od΄, at′ətyo͞od΄] n. [Fr < It attitudine, attitude, aptness < LL aptitudo (gen. aptitudinis) < L aptus, APT1] 1. the position or posture assumed by the body in connection with an action, feeling, mood, etc. [to kneel in an… … English World dictionary
Pose — Pose, v. i. To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude. [1913 Webster] He . . . posed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
attitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stand, pose, posture, position. See location, form, circumstance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Posture] Syn. pose, posture, stance, stand; see pose , position 5 , posture . 2. [State of mind] Syn. mood,… … English dictionary for students
