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position vs lead

lead vs position

position and lead both are nouns.

position and lead both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
lead Yes No Yes No
As nouns, lead is a hyponym of position; that is, lead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the particular portion of space occupied by something
  • lead: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
Other hyponyms of position include wing, half-mast, half-staff, pole position, polls, pride of place, anomaly, site, situation, setting, juxtaposition, lie, post, station, pitch, landmark, right, left, back, rear, front, stand, station, vantage.
position (noun) lead (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
a job in an organization a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
the arrangement of the body and its limbs an advantage held by a competitor in a race
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. evidence pointing to a possible solution
a rationalized mental attitude a news story of major importance
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute the introductory section of a story
an item on a list or in a sequence an indication of potential opportunity
the particular portion of space occupied by something (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons an actor who plays a principal role
the appropriate or customary location (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
a condition or position in which you find yourself mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
position (verb) lead (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location cause to undertake a certain action
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation preside over
lead, as in the performance of a composition
travel in front of; go in advance of others
take somebody somewhere
move ahead (of others) in time or space
be in charge of
be conducive to
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
be ahead of others; be the first
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, extend, or afford access
produce as a result or residue
tend to or result in
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