1. (

• put ,
• set ,
• place ,
• pose ,
• position ,
• lay ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• place ,

) place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" ;

3. (

• rate ,
• rank ,
• range ,
• order ,
• grade ,
• place ,

) assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" ;

4. (

• locate ,
• place ,
• site

) assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" ;

5. (

• place ,

) to arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet" ;

6. (

• place ,
• come_in ,
• come_out

) take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" ;

7. (

• target ,
• aim ,
• place ,
• direct ,
• point ,

) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" ;

8. (

• identify ,
• place

) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster" ;

9. (

• place

) assign to (a job or a home) ;

10. (

• set ,
• localize ,
• localise ,
• place

) locate; "The film is set in Africa" ;

11. (

• place ,
• put ,
• set ,

) estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." ;

12. (

• place ,
• localize ,
• localise ,

) identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" ;

13. (

• invest ,
• put ,
• commit ,
• place ,

) make an investment; "Put money into bonds" ;

14. (

• station ,
• post ,
• send ,
• place

) assign to a station ;

15. (

• place ,

) finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place" ;

16. (

• place

) sing a note with the correct pitch ;