put back vs position

position vs put back

put back is not a noun while position is a noun.

put back and position both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put back	No	No	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, position is a hypernym of put back; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than put back:

put back: put something back where it belongs
position: put into a certain place or abstract location

Other hypernyms of put back include lay, place, pose, put, set.

put back (noun)	position (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

put back (verb)	position (verb)
put something back where it belongs	put into a certain place or abstract location
cost a certain amount	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

Difference between put back and position

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