1) Almost won 2) Arranged 3) Finished second 4) Found a job for 5) Got third money 6) In position 7) Located 8) Lost by a nose 9) Positioned 10) Put in a certain location 11) Settled 12) Situated 13) Took a second 14) Took second 1) Arranged 2) Laid 3) Located 4) Second 5) Sited 6) Situated 
Finished in the first three in a race.[2]
• (imp. & p. p.) of Place
Finish in the top three in a race.
[adj] - put in position in relation to other things
adjective put in position in relation to other things; `end tables placed conveniently`
If a horse comes first, second, third or fourth (but not necessarily all of them, the range depends on the size of the field), the selection is said to have been 'placed'.