posing

(noun) (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait). Synonyms: sitting. Example: "He wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting."

(verb) introduce. Synonyms: present, pose. Example: "This poses an interesting question."

(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes. Synonyms: model, pose, sit, posture. Example: "We don't know the woman who posed for leonardo so often."

(verb) pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions. Synonyms: pose, impersonate, personate. Example: "She posed as the czar's daughter."

(verb) behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others. Synonyms: pose, posture. Examples: "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!." "She postured and made a total fool of herself."

(verb) put into a certain place or abstract location. Synonyms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay. Examples: "Put your things here." "Set the tray down." "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children." "Place emphasis on a certain point."

(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to. Synonyms: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound. Examples: "This beats me!." "Got me--i don't know the answer!." "A vexing problem." "This question really stuck me."