To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.
To earn a given spot in a competition.
The Cowboys placed third in the league.
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
(in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
To place-kick (a goal).
The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
The condition of being placed.
The position of a competitor at the end of a race.