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 | ||