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[1] a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
[2] 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) .
[3] Papermaking . a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt.
[4] Horse Racing . a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post.
[5] the lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane. Compare pole1(def 4) .
[6] 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.
[7] a thin metal bar affixed to the back of an earring and designed to pass through a pierced earlobe.
[8] to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like.
[9] to bring to public notice by or as by a poster or bill: to post a reward.
[10] to denounce by a public notice or declaration: They were posted as spies.
[11] to publish the name of in a list: to post a student on the dean's list.
[12] to publish the name of (a ship) as missing or lost.
[13] to placard (a wall, fence, etc.) with notices, bulletins, etc.: The wall was posted with announcements.
[14] to put up signs on (land or other property) forbidding trespassing: The estate has been posted by the owner.
[15] 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.
[16] Digital Technology . to submit an online message to a message board or electronic mailing list. to place text, images, etc., on a website.
[17] a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
[18] the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.
[19] a military station with permanent buildings.
[20] a local unit of a veterans' organization.
[21] trading post.
[22] a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.
[23] (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.
[24] the body of troops occupying a military station.
[25] to place or station at a post.
[26] to provide or put up, as bail.
[27] to appoint to a post of command.
[28] 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.
[29] British . post office(def 1) .
[30] (formerly) one of a series of stations along a route, for furnishing relays of men and horses for carrying mail, currency, etc.
[31] (formerly) a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.
[32] Printing . a size of printing paper or, especially in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 inches (41 × 51 cm).
[33] post octavo , a size of book, from about 5 × 8 inches to 5.25 × 8.25 inches (13 × 20 cm to 13.33 × 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation : post 8vo
[34] post quarto, Chiefly British . a size of book, about 8 × 10 inches (20 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation : post 4vo
[35] Chiefly British . to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail.
[36] 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.).
[37] to supply with up-to-date information; inform: Keep me posted on his activities.
[38] Manège . to rise from and descend to the saddle in accordance with the rhythm of a horse at a trot.
[39] to travel with speed; go or pass rapidly; hasten.
[40] with speed or haste; posthaste.
[41] by post or courier.
[42] with post horses.
[43] a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc
[44] horse racing either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post ) and end (winning post ) of a racecourse the finish of a horse race
[45] any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed
[46] (sometimes foll by up) to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place
[47] to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster to post banns
[48] to publish (a name) on a list
[49] a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job
[50] a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty
[51] a permanent military establishment
[52] British either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post ) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night
[53] See trading post (def. 1), trading post (def. 2)
[54] (tr) to assign to or station at a particular place or position
[55] mainly British to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc
[56] mainly British letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail
[57] mainly British a single collection or delivery of mail
[58] British an official system of mail delivery
[59] an item of electronic mail made publicly available
[60] (formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route
[61] a rider who carried mail between such stations
[62] British another word for pillar box
[63] British short for post office
[64] a size of writing or printing paper, 15 1 /4 by 19 inches or 16 1 /2 by 21 inches (large post )
[65] any of various book sizes, esp 5 1 /4 by 8 1 /4 inches (post octavo ) and 8 1 /4 by 10 1 /4 inches (post quarto )
[66] by return of post British by the next mail in the opposite direction
[67] (tr) mainly British to send by post US and Canadian word: mail
[68] (tr) to make (electronic mail) publicly available
[69] (tr) accounting to enter (an item) in a ledger (often foll by up) to compile or enter all paper items in (a ledger)
[70] (tr) to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted )
[71] (intr) (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot
[72] (intr) (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses
[73] archaic to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten
[74] with speed; rapidly
[75] by means of post horses
[76] point of sales terminal

Words related to Posts

postput, station, set, place, report, locate, establish, assign, acquaint, brief, clue, warn, notify, tell

Words nearby Posts

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Origin of Posts

31500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2

Other words from Posts

post·less , adverb
post·like , adjective

Word origin for Posts

C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, place

Synonyms for Posts

panel, pole, column, doorpost, leg, mast, newel, pale, palisade, pedestal, picket, pile, pillar, prop, rail, shaft, stake, standard, stilt, stock, stud