What does position mean?

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What does position mean? - The Free Dictionary

position pronunciation position
[n] the particular portion of space occupied by something(he put the lamp back in its place)[v] cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation[n] a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons[v] put into a certain place or abstract location(Put your things here Set the tray down

position - The Free Dictionary

  • [n] the particular portion of space occupied by something
    (he put the lamp back in its place)
  • [v] cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
  • [n] a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
  • [v] 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)
  • [n] a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    (consider what follows from the positivist view)
  • [n] the arrangement of the body and its limbs
    (he assumed an attitude of surrender)
  • [n] 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)
  • [n] a job in an organization
    (he occupied a post in the treasury)
  • [n] 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)
  • [n] the appropriate or customary location
    (the cars were in position)
  • [n] (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    (what position does he play?)
  • [n] the act of putting something in a certain place
  • [n] 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)
  • [n] a rationalized mental attitude
  • [n] an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    (there are two sides to every question)
  • [n] an item on a list or in a sequence
    (in the second place moved from third to fifth position)
  • [n] the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    (can you go in my stead? took his place in lieu of)
  • [n] the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
  • p, p-n junction, p-n-p transistor, p-type semiconductor, p. g. wodehouse, p. p. von mauser, p. t. barnum, p.a., p.a. system, p.e., p.m., p.o., p/e ratio, pa, pa system, pa'anga, paba, pabir, pablo casals, pablo neruda, pablo picasso, pablum, pabulum, pac, pac-man strategy, paca, pace, pace car, pace lap, pacemaker, o, o level, o ring, o'brien, o'casey, o'clock, o'connor, o'er, o'flaherty, o'hara, o'keeffe, o'neill, o'toole, o. henry, o.d., o.e.d., o.k., oaf, oafish, oahu, oahu island, oak, oak apple, oak blight, oak chestnut, oak fern, oak leaf cluster, oak tree, oak-leaved goosefoot, oaken

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