To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
Affectation.
Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
To poke, pierce, thrust.
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting