line vs position

line and position both are nouns.

line and position both are verbs.

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

As nouns, position is a hyponym of line; that is, position is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line:

line: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
position: a job in an organization

Other hyponyms of line include confectionery, sport, farming, land, biz, game, calling, career, vocation, employment, work, appointment, berth, office, place, post, situation, salt mine, treadmill, craft, trade, profession, medium, metier, accountancy, accounting, photography, catering.

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

line: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

Other hypernyms of line include military position.

line (noun)	position (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	the act of putting something in a certain place
acting in conformity	a job in an organization
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a telephone connection	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a particular kind of product or merchandise	a rationalized mental attitude
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
a conceptual separation or distinction	an item on a list or in a sequence
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning	the particular portion of space occupied by something
a mark that is long relative to its width	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen	the appropriate or customary location
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a short personal letter	a condition or position in which you find yourself
(often plural) a means of communication or access
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a formation of people or things one behind another
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a formation of people or things one beside another
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

line (verb)	position (verb)
fill plentifully	put into a certain place or abstract location
reinforce with fabric	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
cover the interior of
make a mark or lines on a surface
mark with lines
be in line with; form a line along

line vs position

line and position both are nouns.

line and position both are verbs.

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