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Meaning of place

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  place
      n 1: 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}]
      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: {place}, {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 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}]
      6: a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would
         you do?" [syn: {place}, {shoes}]
      7: 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}]
      8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
         treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office},
         {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
      9: the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he
         put the lamp back in its place" [syn: {position}, {place}]
      10: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his
          place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station";
          "married above her station" [syn: {place}, {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}, {place}]
      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}, {place}, {piazza}]
      15: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place";
          "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: {place},
          {position}]
      16: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn:
          {space}, {blank space}, {place}]
      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}, {place}, {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?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
         guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade},
         {place}]
      4: assign a location to; "The company located some of their
         agents in Los Angeles" [syn: {locate}, {place}, {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: {place}, {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}, {place}, {direct},
         {point}]
      8: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or
         something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
         [syn: {identify}, {place}]
      9: assign to (a job or a home)
      10: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {set}, {localize},
          {localise}, {place}]
      11: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn:
          {place}, {put}, {set}]
      12: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source
          of the infection" [syn: {place}, {localize}, {localise}]
      13: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest},
          {put}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {disinvest}, {divest}]
      14: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {send},
          {place}]
      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

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