position

Sense 1 noun

the particular portion of space occupied by something

he put the lamp back in its place

Sense 2 verb

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

Sense 3 noun

a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

Sense 4 verb

put into a certain place or abstract location

Put your things here

Sense 5 noun

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

consider what follows from the positivist view

Sense 6 noun

the arrangement of the body and its limbs

he assumed an attitude of surrender

Sense 7 noun

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

he had the status of a minor

Sense 8 noun

a job in an organization

he occupied a post in the treasury

Sense 9 noun

the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

the position of the hands on the clock

Sense 10 noun

the appropriate or customary location

the cars were in position

Sense 11 noun

(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

what position does he play?

Sense 12 noun

the act of putting something in a certain place

Sense 13 noun

a condition or position in which you find yourself

the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils

Sense 14 noun

a rationalized mental attitude

Sense 15 noun

an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

there are two sides to every question

Sense 16 noun

an item on a list or in a sequence

in the second place

Sense 17 noun

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

can you go in my stead?

Sense 18 noun

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