a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
Furniture. one of the principal uprights of a piece of furniture, as one supporting a chair back or forming one corner of a chest of drawers.Compare stump (def. 11).
Papermaking. a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt.
Horse Racing. a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post.
the lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane.Compare pole1 (def. 4).
Digital Technology.
an online message that is submitted to a message board or electronic mailing list.
text, images, etc., that are placed on a website: a blog post.
a thin metal bar affixed to the back of an earring and designed to pass through a pierced earlobe.
verb (used with object)
to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like.
to bring to public notice by or as by a poster or bill: to post a reward.
to denounce by a public notice or declaration: They were posted as spies.
to publish the name of in a list: to post a student on the dean's list.
to publish the name of (a ship) as missing or lost.
to placard (a wall, fence, etc.) with notices, bulletins, etc.: The wall was posted with announcements.
to put up signs on (land or other property) forbidding trespassing: The estate has been posted by the owner.
Digital Technology.
to submit (an online message) to a message board or electronic mailing list.
to place (text, images, etc.) on a website: I just posted some photos of my trip.
verb (used without object)
Digital Technology.
to submit an online message to a message board or electronic mailing list.
to place text, images, etc., on a website.
Origin of post
1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Latin postis “a post, doorpost,” whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
SYNONYMS FOR post
1 column, pillar, pile, pole.
8 announce, advertise, publicize.
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OTHER WORDS FROM post
postless,adverbpostlike,adjective
Words nearby post
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Definition for post (2 of 5)
post2
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.
a military station with permanent buildings.
a local unit of a veterans' organization.
trading post.
a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.
(in the British military services) either of two bugle calls (first post and last post ) giving notice of the time to retire for the night, similar in purpose to the U.S. taps.
the body of troops occupying a military station.
verb (used with object)
to place or station at a post.
to provide or put up, as bail.
to appoint to a post of command.
Origin of post
2
First recorded in 1590–1600; from French poste, from Italian posto, from Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere “to place, put”; see posit
SYNONYMS FOR post
1 assignment.
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synonym study for post
1. See appointment.
Definition for post (3 of 5)
post3
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
Chiefly British.
a single dispatch or delivery of mail.
the mail itself.
the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient.
an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
British. post office (def. 1).
(formerly) one of a series of stations along a route, for furnishing relays of men and horses for carrying mail, currency, etc.
(formerly) a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.
Printing. a size of printing paper or, especially in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 inches (41 × 51 centimeters).
post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 inches to 5.25 × 8.25 inches (13 × 20 centimeters to 13.33 × 21 centimeters), untrimmed, in the United States; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 centimeters), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: post 8vo
post quarto,Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8 × 10 inches (20 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: post 4vo
verb (used with object)
Chiefly British. to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail.
Bookkeeping.
to transfer (an entry or item), as from the journal to the ledger.
to enter (an item) in due place and form.
to make all the requisite entries in (the ledger, etc.).
to supply with up-to-date information; inform: Keep me posted on his activities.
verb (used without object)
Manège. to rise from and descend to the saddle in accordance with the rhythm of a horse at a trot.
to travel with speed; go or pass rapidly; hasten.
adverb
with speed or haste; posthaste.
by post or courier.
with post horses.
Origin of post
3
First recorded in 1500–10; from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere “to place, put”; see post2
SYNONYMS FOR post
10 notify, advise, apprise.
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Definition for post (4 of 5)
Post
[ pohst ]
/ poʊst /
noun
Charles William, 1854–1914, U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods.
Emily Price, 1873?–1960, U.S. writer on social etiquette.
George Browne, 1837–1913, U.S. architect.
Wiley, 1899–1935, U.S. aviator.
Definition for post (5 of 5)
post-
a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).
a prefix occurring in compound words that refer to an environment in which the thing expressed in the second element of the word is no longer relevant or significant (post-truth; post-fact; post-race; post-gender).
Origin of post-
From Latin, combining form representing post (adverb and preposition)