place

1. 1

   An area; somewhere within an area.; An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.countablephysicaluncountable

   • Ay, sir, the other squirrel was stolen from me by the hangman's boys in the market-place
2. 2

   An area; somewhere within an area.; A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.countableoftenphysical

   • They live at Westminster Place.
3. 3

   An area; somewhere within an area.; An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.countablephysicaluncountable

4. 4

   An area; somewhere within an area.; Any area of the earth: a region.countablephysicaluncountable

   • He is going back to his native place on vacation.
5. 5

   An area; somewhere within an area.; The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.countablephysicaluncountable

   • We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.
6. 6

   An area; somewhere within an area.; The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.countablephysicaluncountable

   • Do you want to come over to my place later?
7. 7

   An area; somewhere within an area.; An area of the body, especially the skin.countablephysicaluncountable

   • Which place hurts the most?
8. 8

   An area; somewhere within an area.; An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.colloquialcountabledated

   • Place,... (2) a jakes, or house of ease.
   • ‘I guess I'll take this opportunity to go to the place’... ‘She means the little girls room.’
9. 9

   An area; somewhere within an area.; An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.countableobsoletephysical

10. 10

    A location or position in space.countableuncountable

    • I'll check places I think she might be.

syn. location · position · situation · stead · stell · spot · locus

1. 1

   To put (someone or something) in a specific location.transitive

   • He placed the glass on the table.
   • to place someone on a pedestal
2. 2

   To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).ergative

   • The Cowboys placed third in the league.
   • Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
3. 3

   To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).; To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.ergativeintransitive

   • In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
4. 4

   To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.transitive

   • I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
5. 5

   To vouch for someone's alibi.transitive

   • The librarian was placed at home by her neighbor at the time of the murder.
6. 6

   To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.transitive

7. 7

   To make.transitive

   • to place a call
   • to place an order
8. 8

   To bet.transitive

   • I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
9. 9

   To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.transitive

   • They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
10. 10

    To place-kick (a goal).transitive

syn. achieve · make