'Place' definitions:

Definition of 'place'

(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: topographic point, place, spot]
noun
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: place, property]
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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"
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A general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
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The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place, lieu]
noun
A particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" [syn: place, shoes]
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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?" [syn: home, place]
noun
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation]
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The particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: position, place]
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Proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: place, station]
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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, place]
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The passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
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Proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
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A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: plaza, place, piazza]
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An item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: place, position]
noun
A blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: space, blank space, place]
verb
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, place, pose, position, lay]
verb
Place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
verb
Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place]
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Assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" [syn: locate, place, site]
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To arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
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Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: place, come in, come out]
verb
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, place, direct, point]
verb
Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: identify, place]
verb
Assign to (a job or a home)
verb
Locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize, localise, place]
verb
Estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: place, put, set]
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Identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" [syn: place, localize, localise]
verb
Make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest, put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]
verb
Assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
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Finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
verb
Sing a note with the correct pitch

Definition of 'Place'

From: GCIDE
  • Place \Place\ (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. Flawn, Piazza, Plate, Plaza.]
  • 1. Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space. [1913 Webster]
  • Here is the place appointed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • What place can be for us Within heaven's bound? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The word place has sometimes a more confused sense, and stands for that space which any body takes up; and so the universe is a place. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end. "Hangman boys in the market place." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country. [1913 Webster]
  • Are you native of this place? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling. "The enervating magic of place." --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • Men in great place are thrice servants. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • I know my place as I would they should do theirs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied). "In place of Lord Bassanio." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A definite position or passage of a document. [1913 Webster]
  • The place of the scripture which he read was this. --Acts viii. 32. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for. [1913 Webster]
  • My word hath no place in you. --John viii. 37. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Astron.) Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. (Racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States, finish first or second, in England, usually, first, second, or third. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Place of arms (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --Wilhelm.
  • High place (Script.), a mount on which sacrifices were offered. "Him that offereth in the high place." --Jer. xlviii. 35.
  • In place, in proper position; timely.
  • Out of place, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks were out of place.
  • Place kick (Football), the act of kicking the ball after it has been placed on the ground.
  • Place name, the name of a place or locality. --London Academy.
  • To give place, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give advantage. "Neither give place to the devil." --Eph. iv.
  • 27. "Let all the rest give place." --Shak.
  • To have place, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such desires can have no place in a good heart.
  • To take place. (a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not take place. (b) To take precedence or priority. --Addison. (c) To take effect; to prevail. "If your doctrine takes place." --Berkeley. "But none of these excuses would take place." --Spenser.
  • To take the place of, to be substituted for. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location; site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust; ground; room; stead. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Place'

From: GCIDE
  • Place \Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placed; p. pr. & vb. n. Placing.] [Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]
  • 1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
  • Syn: Put. [1913 Webster]
  • Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed. [1913 Webster]
  • Place such over them to be rulers. --Ex. xviii. 21. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend. "My resolution 's placed." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down. [1913 Webster]
  • Place it for her chief virtue. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Racing) To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 7. (Rugby Football) To place-kick ( a goal). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 8. to recognize or identify (a person). [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'place'

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Words containing 'Place'