n.

1. the particular portion of space occupied by something;
   place
   
   • he put the lamp back in its place
2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons;
   military position
3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.;
   view, perspective
   
   • consider what follows from the positivist view
4. the arrangement of the body and its limbs;
   posture, attitude
   
   • he assumed an attitude of surrender
5. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society;
   status
   
   • 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. a job in an organization;
   post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
   
   • he occupied a post in the treasury
7. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated;
   spatial relation
   
   • the position of the hands on the clock
   • he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
8. the appropriate or customary location
   
   • the cars were in position
9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
   
   • what position does he play?
10. the act of putting something in a certain place;
    placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
11. a condition or position in which you find yourself;
    situation
    
    • the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
    • found herself in a very fortunate situation
12. an item on a list or in a sequence;
    place
    
    • in the second place
    • moved from third to fifth position
13. a rationalized mental attitude;
    stance, posture
14. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute;
    side
    
    • there are two sides to every question
15. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
    stead, place, lieu
    
    • can you go in my stead?
    • took his place
    • in lieu of
16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

v.

1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2. put into a certain place or abstract location;
   put, set, place, pose, lay
   
   • Put your things here
   • Set the tray down
   • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   • Place emphasis on a certain point