post

\ ˈpōst

Definition of post

(Entry 1 of 9)

1 : a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column

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)

transitive verb

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

4 obsolete : courier

post

verb (2)

posted; posting; posts

Definition of post (Entry 4 of 9)

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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

adverb

Definition 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)

transitive verb

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-

prefix

Definition 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 name

\ ˈpōst

Definition of Post (Entry 9 of 9)

Emily 1872–1960 née Price American columnist and writer

History and Etymology for post

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; probably akin to Latin por- forward and to Latin stare to stand — more at portend, stand

Noun (2)

Middle French poste relay station, courier, from Old Italian posta relay station, from feminine of posto, past participle of porre to place, from Latin ponere — more at position

Noun (3)

Middle French poste, from Old Italian posto, from past participle of porre to place

Prefix

Middle English, from Latin, from post; akin to Lithuanian pas at, Greek apo away from — more at of

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“Post.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=post0001. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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