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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb position 2 senses of position Sense 1 position => deploy => aim take train, take aim direct => square => dress, line up => orient Sense 2 put set place pose, position, lay => docket => cock => postpose => prepose => replace, put back => intersperse => pile => arrange, set up => superimpose, superpose, lay over => superpose => park => ensconce, settle => trench => pigeonhole => shelve => jar => repose => stick, put forward => sign => middle => parallelize => butt => recess => reposition => throw => tee, tee up => rack up => coffin => bed => appose => set down put down place down => sow, sough, seed => misplace => juxtapose => pitch => set down => bottle => bucket => barrel => ground => pillow, rest => misplace, mislay, lose => upend => seat, sit sit down => lay, put down repose => stand stand up place upright => plant, set => install, instal, put in set up => situate, fix, posit, deposit => ladle => poise => lean => clap => rest => perch => load => cram => set => siphon => position => glycerolize => space => marshal => settle, settle down => throw Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb position 2 senses of position Sense 1 position => deploy => play => cover => aim take train, take aim direct => target, aim place direct, point => address => range in home in zero in => hold => turn => swing => charge, level, point => level => square => square up jog, even up => dress, line up => orient Sense 2 put set place pose, position, lay => docket => cock => postpose => prepose => replace, put back => hang up => intersperse => interleave => pile => arrange, set up => regularize, regularise => even even out => order => order => tidy, tidy up clean up neaten, straighten, straighten out square away => make make up => houseclean, clean house, clean => spring-clean => route => systematize, systematise, systemize, systemise => codify => collate, collect => disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out => tease, tease apart, loosen => ravel, unravel, ravel out => straighten => rearrange => recode => reshuffle => serialize, serialise => alphabetize, alphabetise => organize, organise, coordinate => categorize, categorise => structure => restructure, reconstitute => interlock, mesh => stratify => interstratify => string, thread, draw => bead => wire => marshal => string => string out spread out => tuck => preen, plume => concord => cascade => settle => pyramid => corral => catenate, catenulate => dress, decorate => range, array, lay out set out => compart => pack, bundle, wad, compact => puddle => stack, pile, heap => rick => cord => stack, stagger, distribute => drape => drape => set => line up => superimpose, superpose, lay over => develop => superpose => park => ensconce, settle => trench => pigeonhole => shelve => jar => repose => stick, put forward => sign => middle => parallelize => butt => recess => reposition => reduce => throw => tee, tee up => rack up => coffin => bed => appose => set down put down place down => plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down plunk down plump => sow, sough, seed => broadcast => inseminate, sow, sow in => scatter => misplace => juxtapose => pitch => set down => bottle => bucket => barrel => ground => pillow, rest => misplace, mislay, lose => upend => seat, sit sit down => reseat => lay, put down repose => rail => lay => spawn => spat => blow => bury, entomb, inter, lay to rest => rebury => stand stand up place upright => plant, set => root => puddle => checkrow => dibble => afforest, forest => re-afforest => reforest => replant => install, instal, put in set up => retrofit => reinstall => post put up => situate, fix, posit, deposit => bury => ladle => poise => lean => clap => rest => perch => load => cram => set => siphon => position => deploy => play => cover => aim take train, take aim direct => target, aim place direct, point => address => range in home in zero in => hold => turn => swing => charge, level, point => level => square => square up jog, even up => dress, line up => orient => glycerolize => space => marshal => settle, settle down => throw Entailment of verb position Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb position 2 senses of position Sense 1 position => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 2 put set place pose, position, lay => move displace Familiarity of verb position position used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb position Sense 1 position => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 2 put set place pose, position, lay => move displace -------------- Grep of noun position angular position antipodal opposition antiredeposition apposition ballet position cleanup position composition decomposition deposition diametrical opposition disposition double decomposition dramatic composition electrodeposition exposition favorable position favourable position gradable opposition huygens' principle of superposition imposition indisposition interposition juxtaposition literary composition lithotomy position lotus position malposition military position missionary position musical composition mutual opposition object of a preposition opposition orthogonal opposition polar opposition pole position position positional notation positional representation system positioner positioning postposition predisposition preposition presupposition principle of superposition proposition redeposition redisposition reimposition reposition superposition supposition transposition unfavorable position ungradable opposition vector decomposition Overview of noun position The noun position has 16 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (39) position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object: "he put the lamp back in its place") 2. (18) military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons) 3. (18) position, view, perspective -- (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view") 4. (14) position, posture, attitude -- (position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender") 5. (12) 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. (12) position, post berth, office, spot, place situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury") 7. (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. (3) position -- (the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position") 9. (3) position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?") 10. (2) placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place or location) 11. (1) 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. (1) place position -- (an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position") 13. (1) position, stance, posture -- (a rationalized mental attitude) 14. side position -- (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question") 15. stead, position, place lieu -- (the function or position 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) Overview of verb position The verb position has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) position -- (cause to be in an appropriate place state, or relation) 2. (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") Grep of adj position positionable positional positioning Overview of noun position The noun position has 16 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (39) position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object: "he put the lamp back in its place") 2. (18) military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons) 3. (18) position, view, perspective -- (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view") 4. (14) position, posture, attitude -- (position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender") 5. (12) 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. (12) position, post berth, office, spot, place situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury") 7. (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. (3) position -- (the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position") 9. (3) position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?") 10. (2) placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place or location) 11. (1) 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. (1) place position -- (an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position") 13. (1) position, stance, posture -- (a rationalized mental attitude) 14. side position -- (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question") 15. stead, position, place lieu -- (the function or position 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) Overview of verb position The verb position has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) position -- (cause to be in an appropriate place state, or relation) 2. (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")
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