Post - Definition

n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or
is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post";
"a sentry station" [syn: post, station]
2: military installation at which a body of troops is stationed;
"this military post provides an important source of income
for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the
post" [syn: military post, post]
3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]
4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed
firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the
ground and strung barbwire between them"
5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight
around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Post, Wiley Post]
6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated
newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: Post,
Emily Post, Emily Price Post]
7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
(1854-1914) [syn: Post, C. W. Post, Charles William
Post]
8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is
delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post
for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail, post]
9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end
of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the
corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: post,
stake]
10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he
works for the United States mail service"; "in England they
call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal
service, post]
11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it
came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the
post"
v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a
warning"
2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news
on the bulletin board"
3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him
in Timbuktu"
4: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
5: display, as of records in sports games
6: enter on a public list
7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn:
post, carry]
8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in
rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake,
post]
10: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at
the dump" [syn: post, put up]
11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send
me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's
written" [syn: mail, post, send]
12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
[syn: post, brand]