position vs throw

throw vs position

position and throw both are nouns.

position and throw both are verbs.

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

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

position: put into a certain place or abstract location
throw: place or put with great energy

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, 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, imbricate.

position (noun)	throw (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
a job in an organization	casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player	bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another	the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom	a single chance or instance
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)	throw (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
	utter with force; utter vehemently
	propel through the air
	cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
	place or put with great energy
	cause to fall off
	to remove
	throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
	make on a potter's wheel
	put or send forth
	organize or be responsible for
	cause to be confused emotionally
	move violently, energetically, or carelessly
	to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

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