position | the act of positing, an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
chokehold choke hold | a restraining hold, someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind, he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player, what position does he play? |
hold-down | a limitation or constraint, taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending |
grasping taking hold seizing prehension | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling |
scissors scissors hold scissor hold scissor grip scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
placement location locating position positioning emplacement | the act of putting something in a certain place |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hold keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
hold | a stronghold |
position spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
position posture attitude | the arrangement of the body and its limbs, he assumed an attitude of surrender |
ballet position | classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet |
lithotomy position | a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart, assumed for vaginal or rectal examination |
lotus position | a sitting position with the legs crossed, used in yoga |
missionary position | a position for sexual intercourse, a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top, soalled because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples |
superiority favorable position favourable position | the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
inferiority unfavorable position | the quality of being a competitive disadvantage |
hold | power by which something or someone is affected or dominated, he has a hold over them |
appreciation grasp hold | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something, he has a good grasp of accounting practices |
position stance posture | a rationalized mental attitude |
position view perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc., consider what follows from the positivist view |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
cleanup cleanup position cleanup spot | (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) |
aide-memoire position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
side position | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute, there are two sides to every question |
position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy |
pole position | the most favorable position at the start of a race |
position place | the particular portion of space occupied by something, he put the lamp back in its place |
position | the appropriate or customary location, the cars were in position |
military position position | a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome |
angular position | relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established |
situation position | a condition or position in which you find yourself, the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils, found herself in a very fortunate situation |
status position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society, he had the status of a minor, the novel attained the status of a classic, atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life |
detention detainment hold custody | a state of being confined (usually for a short time), his detention was politically motivated, the prisoner is on hold, he is in the custody of police |
delay hold time lag postponement wait | time during which some action is awaited, instant replay caused too long a delay, he ordered a hold in the action |
hold | keep from exhaling or expelling, hold your breath |
exsert stretch out put out extend hold out stretch forth | thrust or extend out, He held out his hand, point a finger, extend a hand, the bee exserted its sting |
hold down | restrain, please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep |
persevere persist hang in hang on hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop, he persisted to call me every night, The child persisted and kept asking questions |
hold on stop c | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments, Hold on a moment! |
delay detain hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed, Traffic was delayed by the bad weather, she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform |
hold | remain committed to, I hold to these ideas |
stand for hold still for | tolerate or bear, I won't stand for this kind of behavior! |