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position vs step

step vs position

position and step both are nouns.

position and step both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
step Yes No Yes No
As verbs, step is a hyponym of position; that is, step is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • step: place (a ship's mast) in its step
Other hyponyms of position include enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, 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, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, 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) step (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
a job in an organization any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated a musical interval of two semitones
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. the sound of a step of someone walking
a rationalized mental attitude the distance covered by a step
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute a short distance
an item on a list or in a sequence relative position in a graded series
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) step (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location measure (distances) by pacing
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
place (a ship's mast) in its step
shift or move by taking a step
put down or press the foot, place the foot
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
move with one's feet in a specific manner
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
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