Definitions of model:

• noun:   the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
• noun:   representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
• noun:   a type of product

  Example: "His car was an old model"

• noun:   a simplified description of a complex entity or process

  Example: "The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

• noun:   a representative form or pattern
• noun:   a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

  Example: "The president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"

• noun:   someone worthy of imitation

  Example: "Every child needs a role model"

• noun:   something to be imitated

  Example: "A model of clarity"

• noun:   a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
• verb:   display (clothes) as a mannequin

  Example: "Model the latest fashion"

• verb:   assume a posture as for artistic purposes
• verb:   form in clay, wax, etc

  Example: "Model a head with clay"

• verb:   construct a model of

  Example: "Model an airplane"

• verb:   create a representation or model of
• verb:   plan or create according to a model or models
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #35182)