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position vs put down

put down vs position

position is a noun but put down is not a noun.

position and put down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
put down No No Yes No
As verbs, put down is a hyponym of position; that is, put down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • put down: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
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, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, bottle, bucket, barrel, ground, pillow, rest, upend, seat, sit, sit down, seat, lay, repose, place upright, stand, stand up, recline, plant, set, instal, install, put in, set up, deposit, fix, posit, situate, ladle, poise, lean, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) put down (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place
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 (verb) put down (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation make a record of; set down in permanent form
put in a horizontal position
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
put (an animal) to death
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
cause to come to the ground
Difference between position and put down

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