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position

/ position /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

Type of:

assumption

Derived:

postulate posit

noun Sense 2

the appropriate or customary location

"the cars were in position"

Type of:

point

noun Sense 3

the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object

"he put the lamp back in its place"

Type of:

point

Kinds of:

half-mast lead pole position polls pride of place

Derived:

put set place pose lay

verb Sense 4

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

Type of:

put set place

Kinds of:

deploy aim take train take aim

Derived:

spatial relation place rotary actuator positioner placement

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 5

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

"consider what follows from the positivist view"

Type of:

orientation

Kinds of:

bird's eye view panoramic view futurism vanguard forefront

Derived:

view consider look at see reckon

noun Sense 6

a rationalized mental attitude

Type of:

attitude mental attitude

Kinds of:

hard line point of view viewpoint stand standpoint

Derived:

stand

noun Sense 7

position or arrangement of the body and its limbs

"he assumed an attitude of surrender"

Type of:

bodily property

Kinds of:

order arms ballet position decubitus eversion lithotomy position

Derived:

attitudinize attitudinise model pose sit

noun Sense 8

the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

"the position of the hands on the clock"

"he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

Type of:

relation

Kinds of:

occlusion tilt list inclination lean

noun Sense 9

a job in an organization

"he occupied a post in the treasury"

Type of:

occupation business job

Kinds of:

academicianship accountantship admiralty ambassadorship apostleship

Derived:

station post base send place

noun Sense 10

(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

"what position does he play?"

Type of:

role

Kinds of:

goalkeeper goalie goaltender netkeeper pitcher

Domain:

sport athletics

noun Sense 11

an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

"there are two sides to every question"

Type of:

opinion view

noun Sense 12

the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another

"can you go in my stead?"

"took his place"

"in lieu of"

Type of:

function office part

Kinds of:

behalf

noun Sense 13

a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

Type of:

point

Kinds of:

ground line

Domain:

military armed forces armed services

noun Sense 14

a condition or position in which you find yourself

"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"

"found herself in a very fortunate situation"

Type of:

condition status

Kinds of:

place shoes poverty trap soup stymie

noun Sense 15

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

"he had the status of a minor"

"the novel attained the status of a classic"

"atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

Type of:

state

Kinds of:

face election equality equivalence equation

noun Sense 16

an item on a list or in a sequence

"in the second place"

"moved from third to fifth position"

Type of:

item point

Kinds of:

postposition preposition

Derived:

place come in come out rate rank

noun Sense 17

the act of putting something in a certain place or location

Type of:

activity

Kinds of:

stratification juxtaposition apposition collocation interposition

Derived:

emplace put set place pose

verb Sense 18

put into a certain place or abstract location

"Put your things here"

"Set the tray down"

"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"

"Place emphasis on a certain point"

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

insert enclose inclose stick in put in

Derived:

placement location locating positioning emplacement

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Related Words

assumption point half-mast lead pole position polls pride of place put set place deploy aim