1. position - noun
· the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
Synonym(s): place
Hypernym(s): point
2. position - noun
· a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
Synonym(s): military_position
Hypernym(s): point
3. position - noun
· a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
Synonym(s): view, perspective
Hypernym(s): orientation
4. position - noun
· the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Hypernym(s): bodily_property
5. position - 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"
Synonym(s): status
Hypernym(s): state
6. position - noun
· a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Synonym(s): post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
Hypernym(s): occupation, business, job, line_of_work, line
7. position - 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"
Synonym(s): spatial_relation
Hypernym(s): relation
8. position - noun
· the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
Hypernym(s): point
9. position - noun
· (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
Hypernym(s): role
10. position - noun
· the act of putting something in a certain place
Synonym(s): placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
Hypernym(s): activity
11. position - 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"
Synonym(s): situation
Hypernym(s): condition, status
12. position - noun
· a rationalized mental attitude
Hypernym(s): attitude, mental_attitude
13. position - noun
· an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
Synonym(s): side
14. position - noun
· an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
Synonym(s): place
15. 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"
Synonym(s): stead, place, lieu
Hypernym(s): function, office, part, role
16. position - noun
· the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Hypernym(s): assumption
17. position - verb
· cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
18. position - 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"
Synonym(s): put, set, place, pose, lay
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