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position vs move

move vs position

position and move both are nouns.

position and move both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
move Yes No Yes No
As verbs, move is a hypernym of position; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of position include displace.
position (noun) move (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of deciding to do something
a job in an organization the act of changing your residence or place of business
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom the act of changing location from one place to another
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 (verb) move (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location be in a state of action
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation go or proceed from one point to another
progress by being changed
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
have a turn; make one's move in a game
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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