Definitions of place:

• noun:   an abstract mental location

  Example: "He has a special place in my thoughts"

• noun:   the passage that is being read

  Example: "He lost his place on the page"

• noun:   an item on a list or in a sequence

  Example: "In the second place"

• noun:   any area set aside for a particular purpose

  Example: "Who owns this place?"

• noun:   a general vicinity

  Example: "He comes from a place near Chicago"

• noun:   a particular situation

  Example: "If you were in my place what would you do?"

• noun:   proper or designated social situation

  Example: "He overstepped his place"

• noun:   proper or appropriate position or location

  Example: "A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

• noun:   where you live at a particular time

  Example: "Your place or mine?"

• noun:   a public square with room for pedestrians

  Example: "Grosvenor Place"

• noun:   the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object

  Example: "He put the lamp back in its place"

• noun:   a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

  Example: "He sat in someone else's place"

• noun:   a point located with respect to surface features of some region

  Example: "This is a nice place for a picnic"

• noun:   the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another

  Example: "Took his place"

• noun:   a blank area
• noun:   a job in an organization
• verb:   place somebody in a particular situation or location

  Example: "He was placed on probation"

• verb:   assign to (a job or a home)
• verb:   identify the location or place of
• verb:   take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
• verb:   estimate
• verb:   to arrange for

  Example: "Place a phone call, place a bet"

• verb:   sing a note with the correct pitch
• verb:   finish second or better in a horse or dog race

  Example: "He bet $2 on number six to place"

• verb:   assign a location to
• verb:   recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
• verb:   intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• verb:   put into a certain place or abstract location

  Example: "Place emphasis on a certain point"

• verb:   make an investment
• verb:   locate
• verb:   assign to a station
• verb:   assign a rank or rating to
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4438)