English noun: reposition | |||
1. | reposition (act) depositing in a warehouse | ||
Samples | They decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn. My car is in storage. Publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing. | ||
Synonyms | repositing, storage, warehousing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deposit, deposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stockpiling | ||
English verb: reposition | |||
1. | reposition (motion) change place or direction | ||
Samples | Shift one's position. | ||
Synonyms | dislodge, shift | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beat down | ||
2. | reposition (contact) place into another position | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reduce | ||