position
n 1: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical
object: "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: {place}]
2: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn: {military
position}]
3: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what
follows from the positivist view" [syn: {view}, {perspective}]
4: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he
assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: {posture}, {attitude}]
5: 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" [syn: {status}]
6: a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in
the treasury" [syn: {post}, {berth}, {slot}, {office}, {spot},
{place}, {situation}]
7: 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" [syn: {spatial relation}]
8: the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in
position"
9: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player;
"what position does he play?"
10: the act of putting something in a certain place or location
[syn: {location}, {locating}, {placement}, {positioning},
{emplacement}, {situating}]
11: 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" [syn: {situation}]
12: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {posture}]
13: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an
argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every
question" [syn: {side}]
14: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place";
"moved from third to fifth position" [syn: {place}]
15: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or
served by another: "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn: {stead}, {place}, {lieu}]
v 1: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2: put into a certain place: "Put your things here"; "Set the
tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the mising
children"; also with abstract objects and locations:
"Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place},
{pose}, {lay}]