The difference between Fake and Pose
When used as nouns, fake means something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently, whereas pose means common cold, head cold.
When used as verbs, fake means to cheat, whereas pose means to place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
Fake is also adjective with the meaning: not real.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fake and Pose
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Fake as an adjective:
Not real; false, fraudulent.
Examples:
"Which fur coat looks fake?"
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Fake as an adjective (of people):
Insincere.
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Fake as a noun:
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
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Fake as a noun:
A trick; a swindle.
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Fake as a noun (sports):
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
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Fake as a verb:
To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
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Fake as a verb (archaic):
To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
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Fake as a verb:
To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
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Fake as a verb:
To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
Examples:
"to fake a marriage"
"to fake happiness"
"to fake a smile"
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Fake as a noun (nautical):
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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Fake as a verb (nautical):
To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
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Pose as a noun (archaic):
Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
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Pose as a verb (transitive):
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
Examples:
"To pose a model for a picture."
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Pose as a verb (transitive):
To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
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Pose as a verb (transitive):
To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
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Pose as a verb (intransitive):
To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
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Pose as a verb (intransitive):
To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
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Pose as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To interrogate; to question.
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Pose as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
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Pose as a noun:
Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
Examples:
"Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera."
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Pose as a noun:
Affectation.
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Pose as a verb (obsolete):
To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
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Pose as a verb (now, _, rare):
to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.
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Pose as a verb (now, _, rare):
To perplex or confuse (someone).