1. (noun)post, station the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
2. (noun)military post, post 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"
3. (noun)position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation a job in an organization "he occupied a post in the treasury"
4. (noun)post 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. (noun)Post, Wiley Post United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
6. (noun)Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
7. (noun)Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
8. (noun)mail, post 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"
9. (noun)post, stake 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. (noun)mail, mail service, postal service, post 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'"
11. (verb)post the delivery and collection of letters and packages "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
12. (verb)post affix in a public place or for public notice "post a warning"
13. (verb)post publicize with, or as if with, a poster "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
14. (verb)post assign to a post; put into a post "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
15. (verb)station, post, send, place assign to a station
16. (verb)post display, as of records in sports games
17. (verb)post enter on a public list
18. (verb)post, carry transfer (entries) from one account book to another
19. (verb)post ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
20. (verb)stake, post mark with a stake "stake out the path"
21. (verb)post, put up place so as to be noticed "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
22. (verb)mail, post, send cause to be directed or transmitted to another place "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
23. (verb)post, brand mark or expose as infamous "She was branded a loose woman"
Definitions of 'POST'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adj)POST hired to do what is wrong; suborned
2. (adverb)POST with post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post
3. (noun)POST a piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house
4. (noun)POST the doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt
5. (noun)POST the place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station
6. (noun)POST a station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post
7. (noun)POST a military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station
8. (noun)POST the piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited
9. (noun)POST a messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman
10. (noun)POST an established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported
11. (noun)POST haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier
12. (noun)POST one who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station
13. (noun)POST a station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger
14. (noun)POST a size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper
15. (verb)POST to attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills
16. (verb)POST to hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice
17. (verb)POST to enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like
18. (verb)POST to assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel
19. (verb)POST to carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger
20. (verb)POST to place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter
21. (verb)POST to inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; -- often with up
22. (verb)POST to travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste
23. (verb)POST to rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting