Meaning of 'post'

noun

the delivery and collection of letters and packages

Example: "it came by the first post"

noun

a job in an organization

Example: "The new hire occupied a post in the treasury."

Synonyms: spot

noun

military installation at which a body of troops is stationed

Example: "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"

Synonyms: military post

noun

an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position

Example: "The posts in the ground with strung barbwire made for a cattle fence."

noun

the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

Synonyms: mail mail service postal service

noun

a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

Example: "a pair of posts marked the goal"

Synonyms: stake

noun

any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

Synonyms: mail

noun

the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

Example: "a soldier manned the entrance post"

Synonyms: station

verb

publicize with, or as if with, a poster

Example: "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"

verb

display, as of records in sports games

verb

mark or expose as infamous

Synonyms: brand

verb

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

Synonyms: mail send

verb

assign to a station

Synonyms: place station send

verb

place so as to be noticed

Example: "post a sign"

Synonyms: put up

verb

mark with a stake

Synonyms: stake

verb

affix in a public place or for public notice

Example: "post a warning"

verb

ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait

verb

transfer (entries) from one account book to another

Synonyms: carry

verb

assign to a post

Example: "put into a post"

verb

enter on a public list