What is the meaning of placed?

verb

• Put into a certain place or abstract location.
  • usage: "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
  • synonyms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Place somebody in a particular situation or location.
  • usage: "he was placed on probation"
  • synonyms: place
• Assign a rank or rating to.
  • usage: "how would you rank these students"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
  • synonyms: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
• Assign a location to.
  • usage: "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
  • synonyms: locate, place, site
• To arrange for.
  • usage: "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
  • synonyms: place
• Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.
  • usage: "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
  • synonyms: place, come in, come out
• Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
  • usage: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  • synonyms: target, aim, place, direct, point
• Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.
  • usage: "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
  • synonyms: identify, place
• Assign to (a job or a home.
  • synonyms: place
• Locate.
  • usage: "The film is set in Africa"
  • synonyms: set, localize, localise, place
• Estimate.
  • usage: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P. M."
  • synonyms: place, put, set
• Identify the location or place of.
  • usage: "We localized the source of the infection"
  • synonyms: place, localize, localise
• Make an investment.
  • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • synonyms: invest, put, commit, place
• Assign to a station.
  • synonyms: station, post, send, place
• Finish second or better in a horse or dog race.
  • usage: "he bet $2 on number six to place"
  • synonyms: place
• Sing a note with the correct pitch.
  • synonyms: place

adjective

• Situated in a particular spot or position.
  • usage: "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
  • synonyms: located, set, situated
• Put in position in relation to other things.
  • usage: "end tables placed conveniently"