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position

noun: the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"

noun: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

noun: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

noun: the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

noun: 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"

noun: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

noun: 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"

noun: the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"

noun: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"

noun: the act of putting something in a certain place

noun: 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"

noun: a rationalized mental attitude

noun: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"

noun: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

noun: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

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

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

verb: 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"