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position vs lean

lean vs position

position and lean both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while lean is an adjective.

position and lean both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
lean Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, lean is a hyponym of position; that is, lean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  • lean: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Other hyponyms of position include occlusion, inclination, leaning, list, tilt, gradient, slope, arrangement, placement, point of view, coincidence, dead center, dead centre, centrality, marginality, anteriority, posteriority, externality, outwardness, inwardness, malposition, misplacement, northernness, southernness, horizontality, erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalness, slot, elbow room, room, way, direction, angular position.
As verbs, lean is a hyponym of position; that is, lean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • lean: cause to lean or incline
Other hyponyms of position include enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step, put back, replace, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle, snuggle, pile, arrange, set up, lay over, superimpose, superpose, superpose, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace, emplace, ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar, repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess, reposition, throw, thrust, tee, tee up, rack, rack up, coffin, bed, appose, place down, put down, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, bottle, bucket, barrel, ground, pillow, rest, upend, seat, sit, sit down, seat, lay, put down, repose, place upright, stand, stand up, recline, plant, set, instal, install, put in, set up, deposit, fix, posit, situate, ladle, poise, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) lean (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
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
position (adjective) lean (adjective)
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lacking excess flesh
not profitable or prosperous
containing little excess
position (verb) lean (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location rely on for support
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation cause to lean or incline
to incline or bend from a vertical position
cause to lean to the side
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
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