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Place (noun)
An area; somewhere within an area.
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Place (noun)
An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
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Place (noun)
A group of houses.
“They live at Westminster Place.”
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Place (noun)
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
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Place (noun)
Any area of the earth: a region.
“He is going back to his native place on vacation.”
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Place (noun)
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
“We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.”
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Place (noun)
The area where one lives: one’s home, formerly country estates and farms.
“Do you want to come over to my place later?”
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Place (noun)
An area of the skin.
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Place (noun)
An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
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Place (noun)
A location or position in space.
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Place (noun)
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
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Place (noun)
A passage or extract from a book or document.
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Place (noun)
A topic.
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Place (noun)
A frame of mind.
“I’m in a strange place at the moment.”
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Place (noun)
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
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Place (noun)
A responsibility or position in an organization.
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Place (noun)
An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
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Place (noun)
A role or purpose; a station.
“It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.”
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Place (noun)
The position of a contestant in a competition.
“We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.”
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Place (noun)
The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
“to win a bet on a horse for place”
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Place (noun)
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
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Place (noun)
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
“three decimal places;”
“the hundreds place”
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Place (noun)
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
“That’s what I said in the first place!”
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Place (noun)
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
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Place (verb)
To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
“He placed the glass on the table.”
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Place (verb)
To earn a given spot in a competition.
“The Cowboys placed third in the league.”
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Place (verb)
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
“I’ve seen him before, but I can’t quite place where.”
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Place (verb)
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
“Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.”
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Place (verb)
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
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Place (verb)
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
“I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.”
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Place (verb)
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
“They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.”
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Place (verb)
To place-kick (a goal).
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Put (verb)
To place something somewhere.
“She put her books on the table.”
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Put (verb)
To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
“Put your house in order!”
“He is putting all his energy into this one task.”
“She tends to put herself in dangerous situations.”
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Put (verb)
To exercise a put option.
“He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80.”
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Put (verb)
To express something in a certain manner.
“When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.”
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Put (verb)
To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.
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Put (verb)
To steer; to direct one’s course; to go.
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Put (verb)
To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
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Put (verb)
To attach or attribute; to assign.
“to put a wrong construction on an act or expression”
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Put (verb)
To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
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Put (verb)
To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
“to put a question; to put a case”
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Put (verb)
To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
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Put (verb)
To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.
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Put (noun)
A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
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Put (noun)
A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.
“He bought a January ’08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet.”
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Put (noun)
The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
“the put of a ball”
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Put (noun)
An old card game.
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Put (noun)
An idiot; a foolish person; a duffer.
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Put (noun)
A prostitute.
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Place (noun)
a particular position, point, or area in space; a location
“the monastery was a peaceful place”
“he would always have a special place in her heart”
“I can’t be in two places at once”
“that street was no place for a lady”
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Place (noun)
a particular area on a larger surface
“he lashed out and cut the policeman’s hand in three places”
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Place (noun)
a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity
“the town has many excellent eating places”
“a place of worship”
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Place (noun)
a person’s home
“what about dinner at my place?”
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Place (noun)
a point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time
“I must have lost my place in the script”
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Place (noun)
a portion of space designated or available for or being used by someone
“Jackie had saved her a place”
“they hurried to their places at the table”
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Place (noun)
a vacancy or available position
“he was offered a place at Liverpool University”
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Place (noun)
the regular or proper position of something
“she put the book back in its place”
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Place (noun)
a person’s rank or status
“occupation structures a person’s place in society”
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Place (noun)
a right or privilege resulting from someone’s role or position
“I’m sure she has a story to tell, but it’s not my place to ask”
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Place (noun)
the role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context
“the place of computers in improving office efficiency”
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Place (noun)
a position in a sequence or series, typically one ordered on the basis of merit
“his score left him in ninth place”
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Place (noun)
any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used especially of the second, third, or fourth positions).
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Place (noun)
the second position, especially in a horse race.
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Place (noun)
the degree of priority given to something
“accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail”
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Place (noun)
the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, especially one after the decimal point
“calculate the ratios to one decimal place”
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Place (noun)
a square or short street
“the lecture theatre is in New Burlington Place”
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Place (noun)
a country house with its grounds.
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Place (verb)
put in a particular position
“a newspaper had been placed beside my plate”
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Place (verb)
cause to be in a particular situation
“enemy officers were placed under arrest”
“you are not placing yourself under any obligation”
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Place (verb)
allocate or assign (an abstract quality) to something
“they place a great deal of emphasis on positive thought”
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Place (verb)
have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one’s position or circumstances
“the company is well placed to seize the opportunity”
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Place (verb)
find a home or employment for
“the children were placed with foster-parents”
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Place (verb)
dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling to a customer
“the shares were placed last November”
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Place (verb)
arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)
“they placed a contract for three boats”
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Place (verb)
order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator
“she placed a call to her husband to break the news”
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Place (verb)
identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy
“a survey placed the company 13th for achievement”
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Place (verb)
be able to remember or identify (someone or something)
“she eventually said she couldn’t place him”
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Place (verb)
achieve a specified position in a race
“he was placed eleventh in the long individual race”
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Place (verb)
be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US)
“he won three times and placed three times”
“the horse, Bahuddin, was not placed at Lingfield”
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Place (verb)
score (a goal) by a place kick.
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Put (verb)
move to or place in a particular position
“Harry put down his cup”
“I put my hand out towards her”
“watch where you’re putting your feet!”
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Put (verb)
cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time
“India has put three experimental satellites into space”
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Put (verb)
(of a ship) proceed in a particular direction
“they put in at Cuba to refit”
“she stepped into the boat and put out to sea”
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Put (verb)
(of a river) flow in a particular direction.
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Put (verb)
bring into a particular state or condition
“he is putting himself at risk”
“they tried to put me at ease”
“a large aid programme was put into practice”
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Put (verb)
imagine oneself in (a particular situation)
“it was no use trying to put herself in his place”
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Put (verb)
write or print (something) in a particular place
“they put my name on the cover page”
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Put (verb)
express (a thought or comment) in a particular way
“to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced”
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Put (verb)
cause (someone or something) to be subject to something
“commentators put some of the blame on Congress”
“he defended his decision to put VAT on domestic fuel”
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Put (verb)
assign a particular value, figure, or limit to
“it is very difficult to put a figure on the size of the budget”
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Put (verb)
estimate something to be (a particular amount)
“estimates put the war’s cost at £1 million a day”
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Put (verb)
throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport
“she set a women’s record by putting the shot 56′ 7″”
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Put (noun)
a throw of a shot or weight.
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Put (noun)
short for put option