1.To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
2.To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed. "Place such over them to be rulers."
3.To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
4.To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend. "My resolution 's placed."
5.To attribute; to ascribe; to set down. "Place it for her chief virtue."
6.(Racing) To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
7.(Rugby Football) To place-kick ( a goal).
8.To recognize or identify (a person). (Colloq. U.S.)
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