place

/pleɪs/

noun

1
(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
2
A location or position in space.
3
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
4
A passage or extract from a book or document.
5
A topic.
6
A frame of mind.
“I'm in a strange place at the moment.”
7
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
8
(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
9
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
10
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
“three decimal places; the hundreds place”
11
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
“That's what I said in the first place!”
12
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

1
To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
“He placed the glass on the table.”
2
To earn a given spot in a competition.
“The Cowboys placed third in the league.”
3
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.”
4
(in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
“Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.”
5
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
6
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
“I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.”
7
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
“They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.”
8
To place-kick (a goal).

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