Post
nounNoun
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
“this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby”
“there is an officer's club on the post”
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
“is there any post for me?”
“she was opening her post”
Similar:MailType of:CollectionAggregationAccumulationa job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
“a pair of posts marked the goal”
Similar:Stakethe system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
“in England they call mail `the post'”
Similar:MailType of:CommunicationCommunicatingthe position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
“a soldier manned the entrance post”
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
“it came by the first post”
“if you hurry you'll catch the post”
Type of:BringingDeliveryan upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
“he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them”
Type of:VerticalUprightUnited States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
Verb
place so as to be noticed
“post a sign”
“post a warning at the dump”
Type of:InstalInstallaffix in a public place or for public notice
“post a warning”
Type of:Affixassign to a post; put into a post
“The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu”
Type of:DeputeDesignateAssignpublicize with, or as if with, a poster
“I'll post the news on the bulletin board”
Type of:DenoteAnnouncemark with a stake
Similar:StakeType of:Marktransfer (entries) from one account book to another
Similar:CarryType of:Transfercause to be directed or transmitted to another place
Type of:Transferassign to a station
mark or expose as infamous
Similar:BrandType of:Calldisplay, as of records in sports games
Type of:EnterRecordenter on a public list
Type of:Listride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
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