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position vs short

short vs position

position and short both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while short is an adjective.

position and short both are verbs.

position is not an adverb while short is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, short is a hyponym of position; that is, short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
  • short: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Other hyponyms of position include goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, mound, pitcher, catcher, first, first base, second, second base, shortstop, third, third base, left field, leftfield, center field, centerfield, right field, rightfield, forward, center, centre, guard, back, lineman, mid-off, mid-on, center, centre, cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot.
position (noun) short (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
a job in an organization the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
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) short (adjective)
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
lacking foresight or scope
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
position (verb) short (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location create a short circuit in
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation cheat someone by not returning him enough money
position (adverb) short (adverb)
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
at a disadvantage
so as to interrupt
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
clean across
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
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