Definitions of assume the position
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▸ verb: Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, US, law enforcement) To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, UK, punishment) Often used as an order to bend over, for example, to receive the traditional corporal punishment in a case of misbehaviour.
Opposite:
stand down, relax, disengage▸ Words similar to assume the position
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