Definition of Place

Noun

• a blank area
  "write your name in the space provided"
  space - blank space
• an item on a list or in a sequence
  "in the second place"
  "moved from third to fifth position"
  position
• a public square with room for pedestrians
  "they met at Elm Plaza"
  "Grosvenor Place"
  plaza piazza
• proper or appropriate position or location
  "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
  
• the passage that is being read
  "he lost his place on the page"
  
• a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
  "he booked their seats in advance"
  "he sat in someone else's place"
  seat
• proper or designated social situation
  "he overstepped his place"
  "the responsibilities of a man in his station"
  "married above her station"
  station
• the particular portion of space occupied by something
  "he put the lamp back in its place"
  position
• a job in an organization
  "he occupied a post in the treasury"
  position post berth office spot billet situation
• where you live at a particular time
  "deliver the package to my home"
  "he doesn't have a home to go to"
  "your place or mine?"
  home
• a particular situation
  "If you were in my place what would you do?"
  shoes
• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  "can you go in my stead?"
  "took his place"
  "in lieu of"
  stead position lieu
• a general vicinity
  "He comes from a place near Chicago"
  
• an abstract mental location
  "he has a special place in my thoughts"
  "a place in my heart"
  "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
  
• any area set aside for a particular purpose
  "who owns this place?"
  "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
  property
• a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  "this is a nice place for a picnic"
  "a bright spot on a planet"
  - topographic point spot

Verb

• sing a note with the correct pitch
  
• finish second or better in a horse or dog race
  "he bet $2 on number six to place"
  
• assign to a station
  station post send
• make an investment
  "Put money into bonds"
  invest put commit
• identify the location or place of
  "We localized the source of the infection"
  localize localise
• estimate
  "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
  put set
• locate
  "The film is set in Africa"
  set localize localise
• assign to (a job or a home)
  
• recognize as being
  establish the identity of someone or something
  "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
  identify
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
  "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
  "criticism directed at her superior"
  "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  target aim direct point
• take a place in a competition
  often followed by an ordinal
  "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
  - come in - come out
• to arrange for
  "place a phone call"
  "place a bet"
  
• assign a location to
  "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
  locate site
• assign a rank or rating to
  "how would you rank these students?"
  "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
  rate rank range order grade
• place somebody in a particular situation or location
  "he was placed on probation"
  
• put into a certain place or abstract location
  "Put your things here"
  "Set the tray down"
  "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
  "Place emphasis on a certain point"
  put set pose position lay

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