The noun model has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (22) model, theoretical account, framework -- (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems")
2. (11) model -- (a type of product; "his car was an old model")
3. (6) model, poser -- (a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos")
4. (4) model, simulation -- (representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale))
5. (3) exemplar, example, model, good example -- (something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general")
6. (1) model, role model -- (someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model")
7. (1) model, example -- (a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example")
8. mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model -- (a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin")
9. model, modelling, modeling -- (the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale))
Overview of verb model
The verb model has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) model, pattern -- (plan or create according to a model or models)
2. (1) model, mold, mould -- (form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay")
3. model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
4. model -- (display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion")
5. model, simulate -- (create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights")
6. model, mock up -- (construct a model of; "model an airplane")
Overview of adj model
The adj model has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) exemplary, model -- (worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens")