Clues for the word "POSE"

We've had 248 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 653 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on February 21, 2026.

Definition of pose

a. - Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
n. - A cold in the head; catarrh.
v. t. - The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.
v. t. - To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.
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.
v. t. - To interrogate; to question.
v. t. - To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.