[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

place \place\ pl=as, n. f., fr. l. platea a street, an
   area, a courtyard, from gr. platei^a a street, properly fem.
   of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to skr. p.rthu, lith. platus.
   cf. flawn, piazza, plate, plaza.
   1. any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct
      from all other space, or appropriated to some definite
      object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely,
      unbounded space.
      1913 webster

            here is the place appointed.          --shak.
      1913 webster

            what place can be for us
            within heaven's bound?                --milton.
      1913 webster

            the word place has sometimes a more confused sense,
            and stands for that space which any body takes up;
            and so the universe is a place.       --locke.
      1913 webster

   2. a broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or
      short part of a street open only at one end. "hangman boys
      in the market place." --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. a position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a
      mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or
      post; a stronghold; a region or country.
      1913 webster

            are you native of this place?         --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement,
      dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or
      position; condition; also, official station; occupation;
      calling. "the enervating magic of place." --hawthorne.
      1913 webster

            men in great place are thrice servants. --bacon.
      1913 webster

            i know my place as i would they should do theirs.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. vacated or relinquished space; room; stead the departure
      or removal of another being or thing being implied. "in
      place of lord bassanio." --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. a definite position or passage of a document.
      1913 webster

            the place of the scripture which he read was this.
                                                  --acts viii.
                                                  32.
      1913 webster

   7. ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as,
      he said in the first place.
      1913 webster

   8. reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.
      1913 webster

            my word hath no place in you.         --john viii.
                                                  37.
      1913 webster

   9. astron. position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body;
      -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination,
      or by its latitude and longitude.
      1913 webster

   10. racing the position of first, second, or third at the
       finish, esp. the second position. in betting, to win a
       bet on a horse for place it must, in the united states,
       finish first or second, in england, usually, first,
       second, or third.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   place of arms mil., a place calculated for the rendezvous
      of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe
      retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --wilhelm.

   high place script., a mount on which sacrifices were
      offered. "him that offereth in the high place." --jer.
      xlviii. 35.

   in place, in proper position; timely.

   out of place, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks
      were out of place.

   place kick football, the act of kicking the ball after it
      has been placed on the ground.

   place name, the name of a place or locality. --london
      academy.

   to give place, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give
      advantage. "neither give place to the devil." --eph. iv.
      27. "let all the rest give place." --shak.

   to have place, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such
      desires can have no place in a good heart.

   to take place.
       a to come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not
           take place.
       b to take precedence or priority. --addison.
       c to take effect; to prevail. "if your doctrine takes
           place." --berkeley. "but none of these excuses would
           take place." --spenser.

   to take the place of, to be substituted for.
      1913 webster

   syn: situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location;
        site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust;
        ground; room; stead.
        1913 webster
see also:
flawn piazza plate plaza place of arms high place 
in place out of place place kick place name to give place 
to have place to take place to take the place of 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

place \place\, v. t. imp.  p. p. placed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   placing. cf. f. placer. see place, n.
   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.

   syn: put.
        1913 webster

              upon my head they placed a fruitless crown.
                                                  --shak.
        1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            place such over them to be rulers.    --ex. xviii.
                                                  21.
      1913 webster

   3. to put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place
      money in a bank.
      1913 webster

   4. to set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a
      friend. "my resolution 's placed." --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
      1913 webster

            place it for her chief virtue.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. racing to determine or announce the place of at the
      finish. usually, in horse racing only the first three
      horses are placed officially.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   7. rugby football to place-kick  a goal.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   8. to recognize or identify a person. colloq. u.s.
      1913 webster
see also:
placed placing place 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

place
     n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
          region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" syn: topographic
          point, spot
     2: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this
        place?"; "the president was concerned about the property
        across from the white house" syn: property
     3: an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my
        thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with
        no place for the less prominent groups"
     4: a general vicinity; "he comes from a place near chicago"
     5: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or
        served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
        place"; "in lieu of" syn: stead, position, lieu
     6: a particular situation; "if you were in my place what would
        you do?" syn: shoes
     7: where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to
        my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place
        or mine?" syn: home
     8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
        treasury" syn: position, post, berth, office, spot,
         billet, situation
     9: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical
        object; "he put the lamp back in its place" syn: position
     10: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his
         place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station";
         "married above her station" syn: station
     11: a space reserved for sitting as in a theater or on a train
         or airplane; "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat
         in someone else's place" syn: seat
     12: the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the
         page"
     13: proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place
         is no longer in the kitchen"
     14: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at elm
         plaza"; "grosvenor place" syn: plaza, piazza
     15: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place";
         "moved from third to fifth position" syn: position
     16: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" syn:
         space, blank space
     v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "put your
          things here"; "set the tray down"; "set the dogs on the
          scent of the missing children"; "place emphasis on a
          certain point" syn: put, set, pose, position, lay
     2: place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he
        was placed on probation"
     3: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
        students?"; "the restaurant is rated highly in the food
        guide" syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade
     4: assign a location to; "the company located some of their
        agents in los angeles" syn: locate, site
     5: to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
     6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
        "jerry came in third in the marathon" syn: come in, come
        out
     7: intend something to move towards a certain goal; "he aimed
        his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism
        directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards
        others, not towards yourself" syn: target, aim, direct,
         point
     8: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or
        something; "she identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
        syn: identify
     9: assign to a job or a home
     10: locate; "the film is set in africa" syn: set, localize,
          localise
     11: estimate; "we put the time of arrival at 8 p.m." syn: put,
          set
     12: identify the location or place of; "we localized the source
         of the infection" syn: localize, localise
     13: make an investment; "put money into bonds" syn: invest, put,
          commit ant: divest
     14: assign to a station syn: station, post, base, send
     15: finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2
         on number six to place"
     16: sing a note with the correct pitch
see also:
topographic point spot property stead position lieu 
shoes home post berth office 
billet situation station seat plaza 
piazza space blank space put set 
pose lay rate rank range 
order grade locate site come in 
come out target aim direct point 
identify localize localise invest commit 
divest base send 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

584 moby thesaurus words for "place":
   anschauung, autobahn, ok, us highway, a leg up, abiding place,
   abode, address, advance, agora, airspace, align, all right,
   all set, allegiance, alley, alleyway, allocate, allot, alphabetize,
   amphitheater, analyze, angle, angle of vision, anoint, antepast,
   apartment, apply, appointment, apportion, appropriate, approximate,
   area, arena, arise, arrange, array, arrive, arterial,
   arterial highway, arterial street, artery, ascribe, assign,
   assigned task, associate, assort, athletic field, attach,
   attribute, auditorium, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, awkward,
   background, basis, bear garden, bearings, belt, belt highway,
   bench mark, berth, billet, blind alley, boulevard, bounden duty,
   bout, bowl, boxing ring, bracket, break down, bring down,
   bull ring, bung, burden, burden with, business, buy in, buy into,
   bypass, byway, call, call of duty, camino real, campo, campus,
   cantonment, canvas, capacity, carriageway, case, caste, catalog,
   categorize, causeway, causey, chair, chance, character, charge,
   chaussee, chore, circumferential, circumstance, circumstances,
   circus, city, class, classify, clear stage, close, cockpit, codify,
   coliseum, collocate, colosseum, come about, commitment, compose,
   concern, condition, confines, connection, consider,
   continental shelf, continuity, corduroy road, correct, corridor,
   country, county road, course, court, cover, crash pad, crescent,
   crib, crown, cul-de-sac, dead-end street, deal, deal out,
   dedication, deference, degree, demand, department, deploy, deposit,
   dessert, determinate, devoir, devotion, diagnose, digest, diggings,
   digs, dike, dirt road, dish, dispose, distinguish, distribute,
   district, divide, division, domicile, domus, drive, driveway,
   duties and responsibilities, duty, dwelling, dwelling place,
   echelon, embarrass, emplace, emplacement, employment, engagement,
   enjoin, enthrone, entree, entremets, environs, establish, estate,
   ethics, exact, expressway, eye, fair field, fair game, farmstead,
   fasten upon, fealty, field, file, financier, finger, fitting, fix,
   flat, floor, flourish, footing, forum, frame of reference,
   framework, freeway, freight with, function, get a fix, get ahead,
   gig, give, go, go on, go places, good form, gradation, grade,
   grange, gravel road, ground, group, gym, gymnasium, habitation,
   hacienda, hall, hamlet, happen, have, heartland, help, helping,
   hierarchy, highroad, highway, highways and byways, hinterland,
   hippodrome, hole, homage, home, home in on, home place, homecroft,
   homestead, house, house and grounds, house and lot, humble,
   identify, imperative, impose, impose on, impose upon, improper,
   impute, in order, in place, in situ, inappropriate, inaugurate,
   incumbency, index, induct, inflict on, inflict upon, inning,
   innings, install, instate, interstate highway, invest, invest in,
   jam, job, judge, know, know again, land, lane,
   latitude and longitude, lay, lay on, lay out money, levy, liberty,
   lieu, light, line, line of duty, line up, list, lists, livelihood,
   local road, locale, locality, localize, locate, location, locus,
   lodging, lodging place, lodgings, lodgment, lot, loyalty,
   main drag, main road, make a splash, make an investment, make good,
   make out, market, market cross, marketplace, marshal, mart, mat,
   mental outlook, messuage, mews, milieu, misplaced, mission,
   modality, mode, moonlighting, mortify, motorway, must, nail,
   navigate, neighborhood, nest, niche, obligation, occasion,
   occupation, occur, office, offshore rights, okay, onus, open forum,
   opening, opportunism, opportunity, order, ought, out of place,
   outlook, pad, palaestra, parade ground, parcel out, park, parkway,
   part, parts, pass, pave, paved road, peg, piazza, pickle,
   pigeonhole, pike, pin down, pinpoint, pit, place in office,
   place to live, placement, plank road, plate, platform, plaza,
   plight, plow back into, plunge, point, point of view, portion,
   pose, posit, position, post, posture, power structure, precedence,
   precinct, precincts, predicament, premises, primary highway,
   private road, prize ring, proper, prosper, province, public square,
   purlieu, purlieus, purpose, put, put down, put in, put in place,
   put on, put out, put upon, quarter, quarters, rally, ranch, rancho,
   range, rank, rate, rating, ready, realize, recall,
   recall knowledge of, reckon, recognize, refer, reference system,
   regard, regiment, region, reidentify, reinvest, relief, remember,
   residence, respect, responsibility, rialto, right, right-of-way,
   ring, ring road, risk, road, roadbed, roadway, role, roof, room,
   rooms, round, route nationale, row, royal road, saddle with,
   salient, say, scene, scene of action, scenery, scope, seat,
   second helping, second job, secondary road, section, see,
   self-imposed duty, sequence, serial order, service, serving, set,
   set out, set up, setting, settle, side, sight, sink, sink money in,
   site, situate, situation, situs, slant, slot, soil, sort, space,
   speculate, speedway, spell, sphere, spot, square, squared circle,
   squelch, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stand, standing,
   standpoint, state, state highway, station, status, stead, steading,
   stepping-stone, stick, street, strike it rich, subdivide,
   subject to, submit, subordination, succeed, suitable, superhighway,
   system, tabulate, take place, task, tax, tell, tenure, terrace,
   terrain, territory, theater, thoroughfare, three-mile limit,
   thrive, throne, through street, thruway, tilting ground, tiltyard,
   time, time at bat, toft, toll road, town, township road, tract,
   transpire, triangulate, turn, turnpike, twelve-mile limit, type,
   uncomfortable, universe, unsuitable, vacancy, venture, vicinage,
   vicinity, view, viewpoint, village, walk, weight down with, whack,
   where, whereabout, whereabouts, wrestling ring, wrong, wynd,
   yoke with, zero in on, zone

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

place
     
        programming language for automatic checkout equipment.
     
        "the compiler for the programming language for automatic
        checkout equipment place", afapl tr-68-27, battelle inst,
        columbus, may 1968.
     
     

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

place, pleading, evidence. a particular portion of space; locality. 
     2. in local actions, the plaintiff must lay his venue in the county in 
which the action arose. it is a general rule, that the place of every 
traversable fact, stated in the pleading, must be distinctly alleged; com. 
dig. pleader, c. 20; cro. eliz. 78, 98; lawes' pl. 57; bac. ab. venue, b; 
co. litt. 303 a; and some place must be alleged for every such fact; this is 
done by designating the city, town, village, parish or district, together 
with the county in which the fact is alleged to have occurred; and the place 
thus designated, is called the venue. q.v. 
     3. in transitory actions, the place laid in the declaration, need not 
be the place where the cause of action arose, unless when required by 
statute. in local actions, the plaintiff will be confined in his proof to 
the county laid in the declaration. 
     4. in criminal cases the facts must be laid and proved to have been 
committed within the jurisdiction of the court, or the defendant must be 
acquitted. 2 hawk. c. 25, s. 84; arch. cr. pl. 40, 95. vide, generally, 
gould on pl. c. 3, 102-104; arch. civ. pl. 366; hamm. n. p. 462; 1 saund. 
347, n. 1; 2 saund. 5 n. 

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