post
noun (1)
\ ˈpōst
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Definition of post
(Entry 1 of 9)
2
: a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something
especially
: a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race
3
: a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (such as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections
4a
: goalpost
b
: a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field
5
: the metal stem of a pierced earring
post
verb (1)
posted;
posting;
posts
Definition of post (Entry 2 of 9)
1a
: to publish, announce, or advertise by or as if by use of a placard
b
: to denounce by public notice
c
: to enter on a public listing
d
: to forbid (property) to trespassers under penalty of legal prosecution by notices placed along the boundaries
e
: score
posted a 70 in the final round
2
: to affix to a usual place (such as a wall) for public notices : placard
3
: to publish (something, such as a message) in an online forum (such as an electronic message board)
post
noun (2)Definition of post (Entry 3 of 9)
2 archaic
a
: one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays
b
: the distance between any two such consecutive stations : stage
3 chiefly British
a
: a nation's organization for handling mail
also
: the mail handled
b(1)
: a single dispatch of mail
(2)
: letter sense 2a
c
: post office
d
: postbox
4
: something (such as a message) that is published online
post
verb (2)
posted;
posting;
posts
Definition of post (Entry 4 of 9)
1
: to travel with post-horses
2
: to ride or travel with haste : hurry
3
: to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot
post
adverbDefinition of post (Entry 5 of 9)
: with post-horses : express
post
noun (3)Definition of post (Entry 6 of 9)
1a
: the place at which a soldier is stationed
especially
: a sentry's beat or station
b
: a station or task to which one is assigned
c
: the place at which a body of troops is stationed : camp
d
: a local subdivision of a veterans' organization
e
: one of two bugle calls sounded (as in the British army) at tattoo
2a
: an office or position to which a person is appointed
b
: an area on a basketball court that is located just outside the free throw lane usually near the basket
also
: the offensive position of a player occupying the post
3a
: trading post, settlement
b
: a trading station on the floor of a stock exchange
post
verb (3)
posted;
posting;
posts
Definition of post (Entry 7 of 9)
1a
: to station in a given place
guards were posted at the doors
b
: to carry ceremoniously to a position
posting the colors
2
chiefly British
: to assign to a unit, position, or location (as in the military or civil service)
3
: to put up
O'Brien claims city cops roughed him up and refused to let him post bond.— Jeffrey Ressner
post-
prefixDefinition of post- (Entry 8 of 9)
1a
: after : subsequent : later
postdate
b
: behind : posterior : following after
postlude postconsonantal
2a
: subsequent to : later than
postoperative
b
: posterior to
postorbital