posture

«posture» in Mova's school dictionary: the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (posture, postures); verb (posture — to pretend or show off, less common)

meaning for a pupil

1) Posture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk. tree →

2) Posture can also mean the attitude someone shows towards something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and health lessons children learn that good posture (straight back, shoulders relaxed, feet flat) helps the back and breathing; slouching over screens can cause aches. In stories posture tells how a character feels: a slumped posture shows sadness, an upright one shows confidence. Phrases: good posture, bad posture, sit up straight, improve your posture.

examples

• Sit up straight — good posture protects your back. tree →
• His tired posture showed he had had a long day. tree →
• Carrying a heavy bag on one shoulder is bad for your posture. tree →
• Dancers work hard on their posture. tree →
• Check your posture when you use a laptop. tree →
• The cat's posture changed when it saw the dog. tree →
• Arden was long in this posture when he died; but though he was dead Naois would not let him go. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable: «good posture». Do not confuse with «pasture» (a field of grass for animals) or «poster». Good posture is about a natural, balanced position, not being stiff.

In the corpora

• There is no single perfect posture; changing position often and getting up to move about every half hour is good for the body.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «posture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.