position

po•si•tion

[[t]pəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n.

1) condition with reference to place, often relative to the location of others; location; situation

2) 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; rank

6) soc cv high standing or status, as in society

7) a post of employment; job

8) the manner of being placed, disposed, or arranged

9) 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 positing

12) something that is posited

13) the part of a sports field or playing area covered by a particular player

14) ste bus a commitment to buy or sell securities, as stocks

15) to put in a particular or appropriate position; place; situate

16) to determine the position of; locate

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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.