position vs sprawl

sprawl vs position

position and sprawl both are nouns.

position and sprawl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
position	Yes	No	Yes	No
sprawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sprawl is a hyponym of position; that is, sprawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:

position: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
sprawl: an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

Other hyponyms of position include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, guard, sprawling, stance, tuck, standard anatomical position, back stance, crouch start.

position (noun)	sprawl (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
a job in an organization	an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
(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)	sprawl (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Difference between position and sprawl

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