set up vs position

set up is not a noun while position is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set up	No	No	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

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

set up (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

set up (verb)	position (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event	put into a certain place or abstract location
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
equip with sails or masts
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
put into a proper or systematic order
erect and fasten
set up for use
place
create by putting components or members together
construct, build, or erect
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
produce
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
set up or found