"placing" in the verb sense
1. put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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"
2. place
place somebody in a particular situation or location
"he was placed on probation"
3. rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"
"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
4. locate, place, site
assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
5. place
to arrange for
"place a phone call"
"place a bet"
6. place, come in, come out
take a place in a competition often followed by an ordinal
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
7. target, aim, place, direct, point
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"
8. identify, place
recognize as being establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"
9. place
assign to (a job or a home)
10. set, localize, localise, place
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
11. place, put, set
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
12. place, localize, localise
identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"
13. invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
14. station, post, send, place
assign to a station
15. place
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to place"
16. place
sing a note with the correct pitch
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