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lay vs position

position vs lay

lay and position both are nouns.

lay is an adjective but position is not an adjective.

lay and position both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lay Yes Yes Yes No
position Yes No Yes No
As verbs, position is a hypernym of lay; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than lay:
  • lay: put in a horizontal position
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
Other hypernyms of lay include lay, place, pose, put, set.
As verbs, lay and position are synonyms defined as:
  • lay and position: put into a certain place or abstract location
Other synonyms of lay include place, pose, put, set.
As verbs, position is a hyponym of lay; that is, position is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lay:
  • lay: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • position: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
lay (noun) position (noun)
a narrative poem of popular origin the act of putting something in a certain place
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain a job in an organization
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
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
lay (adjective) position (adjective)
not of or from a profession
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
lay (verb) position (verb)
put in a horizontal position put into a certain place or abstract location
put into a certain place or abstract location cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
lay eggs
prepare or position for action or operation
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
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