When someone or something is in a particular position, they are sitting, lying, or arranged in that way. Hold the upper back and neck in an erect position to give support for the head Ensure the patient is turned into the recovery position Mr. Dambar had raised himself to a sitting position
Your position in a race or competition is how well you did in relation to the other competitors or how well you are doing. By the ninth hour the car was running in eighth position
The job assignment of a single staff member Positions are assigned unique numbers for budget tracking purposes Each position has a job title that designates its classification
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
A position in a company or organization is a job. He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council = post
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" a rationalized mental attitude a way of regarding situations or topics etc
The position of someone or something is the place where they are in relation to other things. The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the coastguard This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse
Placements of the feet and body First position = rest/ready Second position = "en garde" Third position = the lunge
An interest in the market, either long or short, in the form of open contracts (back to top)
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"