Definitions of change posture
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undergo a change in bodily posture
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straighten
get up from a sitting or slouching position
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arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise
rise to one's feet
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fall
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
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fall, fall down
lose an upright position suddenly
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right
regain an upright or proper position
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sit, sit down
take a seat
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lie, lie down
assume a reclining position
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drop, drop down, sink
fall or descend to a lower place or level
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hump, hunch, hunch forward, hunch over
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
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straighten, unbend
straighten up or out; make straight
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bow
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
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uncurl
move out of a curled position
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sit up
change to an upright sitting position
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take a bow
acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance
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rear, rise up
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
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drop open, fall open
open involuntarily
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draw up, pull up, straighten up
straighten oneself
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take the floor
stand up to dance
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stretch, stretch out
lie down comfortably
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charge
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
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droop, flag, sag, swag
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
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sag, sag down
cause to sag
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curtsey, curtsy
bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
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genuflect, kowtow, scrape
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
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genuflect
bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
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bow down, prostrate
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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