Definition of Position

Noun: position pu'zi-shun

The particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its position";
- place
(military) a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- military position
A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
"consider what follows from the positivist position";
- view, perspective
The arrangement of the body and its limbs
"he assumed a position of surrender";
- posture, attitude
The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
"atheists do not enjoy a favourable position in American life";
- status
A job in an organization
"he occupied a position in the treasury";
- post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
The spatial property of a place where (or way in which) something is situated
"the position of the hands on the clock";
- spatial relation
The appropriate or customary location
"the cars were in position"
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
"what position does he play?"
The act of putting something in a certain place
- placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
A condition or position in which you find yourself
"the unpleasant position of having to choose between two evils";
- situation
A rationalized mental attitude
- stance, posture
An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
"there are two positions to every question";
- side
An item on a list or in a sequence
"moved from third to fifth position";
- place
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my position?";
- stead, place, lieu
The act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

Verb: position pu'zi-shun

Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location
"position your things here";
- put, set, place, pose, lay