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
3a : goalpost
b : a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field
4 : the metal stem of a pierced earring
5 : a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (such as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections
post
verb (1)posted; posting; posts
Definition of post (Entry 2 of 9)
1 : to affix to a usual place (such as a wall) for public notices : placard
2a : 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
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)
1 : something (such as a message) that is published online
2 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
3 archaic
a : one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays
b : the distance between any two such consecutive stations : stage
post
verb (2)posted; posting; posts
Definition of post (Entry 4 of 9)
1 : to make familiar with a subject : inform kept her posted on the latest gossip
2 : mail post a letter
3a : to transfer or carry from a book of original entry to a ledger
b : to make transfer entries in
4 archaic : to dispatch in haste
1 : to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot
2 : to ride or travel with haste : hurry
3 : to travel with post-horses
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
Post
biographical nameDefinition of Post (Entry 9 of 9)
Emily 1872–1960 née Price American columnist and writer
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The first known use of post was before the 12th century
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