ground vs position

ground and position both are nouns.

ground and position both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ground	Yes	No	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of ground; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than ground:

ground: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

Other hypernyms of ground include military position.

As verbs, position is a hypernym of ground; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than ground:

ground: place or put on the ground
position: put into a certain place or abstract location

Other hypernyms of ground include lay, place, pose, put, set.

ground (noun)	position (noun)
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface	the act of putting something in a certain place
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting	a job in an organization
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
a rational motive for a belief or action	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
the solid part of the earth's surface	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)	a rationalized mental attitude
a relation that provides the foundation for something	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

ground (verb)	position (verb)
use as a basis for; found on	put into a certain place or abstract location
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
place or put on the ground
confine or restrict to the ground
connect to a ground
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
fix firmly and stably
(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
hit or reach the ground
bring to the ground

ground vs position

ground and position both are nouns.

ground and position both are verbs.

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