Definitions from Wiktionary (assume the position)

▸ 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.



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