Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.

The claim that a writer or speaker makes about a controversial issue.

A position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the man on top.

(chemistry) any isomer that differs from another isomer only in the position of a substituent, or of a double or triple bond

A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.

(anatomy) The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature. Note: The palms are toward our view and we cannot see the back of the hands.

Any of the physical positions adopted for sexual intercourse.

(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.

The position, into which helpers will typically place an unconscious person, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximises the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open.

(medicine) A combination of atlantooccipital extension and neck flexion, considered optimal for direct laryngoscopy.