Noun
1. the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;
"he put the lamp back in its place"2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.;
"consider what follows from the positivist view"4. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;
"he assumed an attitude of surrender"5. 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. a job in an organization;
"he occupied a post in the treasury"7. 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. 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 or location
11. 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. an item on a list or in a sequence;
"in the second place""moved from third to fifth position"13. a rationalized mental attitude
14. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute;
"there are two sides to every question"15. 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. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom