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According to WordNet, the verb "pose" has 6 sense(s).

201494310 put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point".

200622384 be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me".

202142775 assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often".

202519183 behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself".

202722663 introduce; "This poses an interesting question".

200837288 pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter".


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