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position vs set down

set down vs position

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

position and set down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
set down No No Yes No
As verbs, set down is a hyponym of position; that is, set down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • set 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, put down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, 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, lean, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) set 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) set 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 remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
put or settle into a position
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
go ashore
reach or come to rest
Difference between position and set down

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