verb
strike
To deliberately assume a particular bodily position.
The dancer strikes a dramatic pose beneath the spotlight.
Etymology
Strike developed uses for producing or taking up a particular attitude. Striking a pose presents that bodily arrangement deliberately and often conspicuously.
More examples
- She struck an elegant stance for the photograph.
- He has struck the same pose in every picture.
- The model was striking poses beside the window.
Forms
strike · strikes · struck · striking