1. (noun) topographic point, place, spot
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"
2. (noun) place, property
any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
3. (noun) place
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"
4. (noun) place
a general vicinity
"He comes from a place near Chicago"
5. (noun) stead, position, place, lieu
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
6. (noun) place, shoes
a particular situation
"If you were in my place what would you do?"
7. (noun) home, place
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?"
8. (noun) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
9. (noun) position, place
the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
10. (noun) place, station
proper or designated social situation
"he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
11. (noun) seat, place
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"
12. (noun) place
the passage that is being read
"he lost his place on the page"
13. (noun) place
proper or appropriate position or location
"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
14. (noun) plaza, place, piazza
a public square with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
15. (noun) place, position
an item on a list or in a sequence
"in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
16. (verb) space, blank space, place
a blank area
"write your name in the space provided"
17. (verb) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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"
18. (verb) place
place somebody in a particular situation or location
"he was placed on probation"
19. (verb) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
20. (verb) locate, place, site
assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
21. (verb) place
to arrange for
"place a phone call"; "place a bet"
22. (verb) place, come in, come out
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
23. (verb) target, aim, place, direct, point
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"
24. (verb) identify, place
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
25. (verb) place
assign to (a job or a home)
26. (verb) set, localize, localise, place
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
27. (verb) place, put, set
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
28. (verb) place, localize, localise
identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"
29. (verb) invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
30. (verb) station, post, send, place
assign to a station
31. (verb) place
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to place"
32. (verb) place
sing a note with the correct pitch
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Definition of 'place' 
