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
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"
1. (noun)post a thick pole Hammer the posts into the ground.
2. post a job or position We're creating a new post in the department.
3. post a place where a soldier is sent or positioned You must not leave your post.
4. post mail a magazine that came in the post
5. (verb)post to display information in a place where people can see it They posted the picture on the Internet.; We posted signs around the neighborhood.
6. post to send an employeesomewhere to work He's being posted to Hong Kong.
7. post mail When did you post the letter?
8. post keep sb posted to tell sb about anything new that happens Make sure you keep me posted about the wedding.
Definition of 'Post'
Webster 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
9. (noun)Post a messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carryletters 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