(Britain) Practicum (college course).

(literally) Describing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.

(politics, government) A place where voters cast their ballots in elections.

(figuratively) A favorable position, characterized by comfort, success, wealth or general well-being. / (figuratively) Recognition, fame. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see place, sun.

simple past tense of take place

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take place

past participle of take place

present participle of take place

Of a robot: having the purpose of picking up objects and placing them somewhere else.

(linguistics) locative word