post
noun
- 1
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
it came by the first post
if you hurry you'll catch the post
- 2
United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
it came by the first post
if you hurry you'll catch the post
- 3
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
he occupied a post in the treasury
- 4
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury
- 5
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
- 6
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
there is an officer's club on the post
- 7
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
- 8
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
- 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
- 10
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
your mail is on the table
is there any post for me?
- 11
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
a soldier manned the entrance post
a sentry station
verb
- 1
publicize with, or as if with, a poster
I'll post the news on the bulletin board
- 2
display, as of records in sports games
- 3
mark or expose as infamous
She was branded a loose woman
- 4
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
send me your latest results
I'll mail you the paper when it's written
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