place (
http://definr.com/place)
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic
point},
spot]
2: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this
place?"; "the president was concerned about the property
across from the White House" [syn:
property]
3: 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: a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
5: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or
served by another: "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn:
stead,
position,
lieu]
6: a particular situation: "If you were in my place what would
you do?" [syn:
shoes]
7: where you live; "deliver the package to my home"; "he
doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?" [syn:
home]
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn:
position,
post,
berth,
office,
spot,
situation]
9: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical
object: "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn:
position]
10: proper or designated social situation: "he overstepped his
place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station";
"married above her station" [syn:
station]
11: 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" [syn:
seat]
12: the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the
page"
13: proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place
is no longer in the kitchen"
14: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm
Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn:
plaza,
piazza]
15: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place";
"moved from third to fifth position" [syn:
position]
16: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn:
space,
blank space]
v 1: 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" [syn:
put,
set,
pose,
position,
lay]
2: place somebody in a particular situation or location: "he
was placed on probation"
3: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?" [syn:
rate,
rank,
range,
order,
grade]
4: assign a location to; "The company located some of their
agents in Los Angeles" [syn:
locate,
site]
5: to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn:
come in, {come
out}]
7: 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" [syn:
target,
aim,
direct,
point]
8: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or
something; "She identified the man on the "wanted" poster"
[syn:
identify]
9: assign to (a job or a home)
10: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn:
set,
localize,
localise]
11: estimate: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn:
put,
set]
12: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source
of the infection" [syn:
localize,
localise]
13: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn:
invest,
put,
commit] [ant:
divest]
14: assign to a station [syn:
station,
post,
base,
send]
15: finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2
on number six to place"
16: sing a note with the correct pitch