1. (

• position ,
• place ,

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

2. (

• military_position ,
• position ,

) a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons ;

3. (

• position ,
• view ,
• perspective

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

4. (

• position ,
• posture ,
• attitude ,

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

5. (

• status ,
• position

) 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" ;

6. (

• position ,
• post ,
• berth ,
• office ,
• spot ,
• billet ,
• place ,
• situation

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

7. (

• position ,
• spatial_relation

) 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" ;

8. (

• position ,

) the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position" ;

9. (

• position ,

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

10. (

• placement ,
• location ,
• locating ,
• position ,
• positioning ,
• emplacement

) the act of putting something in a certain place ;

11. (

• situation ,
• position ,

) 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" ;

12. (

• position ,
• stance ,
• posture

) a rationalized mental attitude ;

13. (

• side ,
• position

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

14. (

• place ,
• position ,

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

15. (

• stead ,
• position ,
• place ,
• lieu

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

16. (

• position ,

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

1. (

• position

) cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation ;

2. (

• 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" ;