- position
- po•si•tion[[t]pəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n.1) condition with reference to place, often relative to the location of others; location; situation2) a place occupied or to be occupied; site:a fortified position[/ex]3) the proper, appropriate, or usual place:out of position[/ex]4) situation or condition, esp. with relation to favorable or unfavorable circumstances:The question put me in an awkward position[/ex]5) soc cv status or standing; rank6) soc cv high standing or status, as in society7) a post of employment; job8) the manner of being placed, disposed, or arranged9) bodily posture or attitude:sitting in an uncomfortable position[/ex]10) attitude or opinion; stand:his position on capital punishment[/ex]11) the act of positing12) something that is posited13) the part of a sports field or playing area covered by a particular player14) ste bus a commitment to buy or sell securities, as stocks15) to put in a particular or appropriate position; place; situate16) to determine the position of; locate•Etymology: 1325–75; ME posicioun a positing (< AF) < L positiō a placing =posi-, var. s. ofpōnereto put, place +-tiō -tion po•si′tion•al, adj. syn: position, posture, attitude, pose refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts. position is the general word for the arrangement of the body:in a reclining position. posture is usu. an assumed arrangement of the body, esp. when standing:a relaxed posture. attitude is often a posture assumed for imitative effect or the like, but may be one adopted for a purpose (as that of a fencer or a tightrope walker):an attitude of prayer.A pose is an attitude assumed, in most cases, for artistic effect:an attractive pose.
From formal English to slang. 2014.