Definition of Post

Verb: post powst

[Brit] Send via the postal service
- mail, get off
Affix in a public place or for public notice
"post a warning"
Publicize with, or as if with, a poster
"I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
Assign to a post; put into a post
"The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
Assign to a particular location
- station, send, place
Display, as of records in sports games
Enter on a public list
Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- carry
(riding) ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
Mark with a stake
"post out the path";
- stake
Place so as to be noticed
"post a warning at the dump"; "post a sign";
- put up
[Brit] Give to a courier to take to another place
"I'll post you the paper when it's written";
- mail, send
Mark or expose as infamous
"She was posted a loose woman";
- brand

Noun: post powst

The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
"a soldier manned the entrance post";
- station
(military) 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";
- military post
A job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury";
- position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
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"
[Brit] Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post";
- mail
A pole set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
"a pair of posts marked the goal";
- stake
[Brit] The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
"the post handles billions of items every day";
- mail, mail service, postal service
The delivery and collection of letters and packages
"it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
A message on an internet discussion forum, blog, newsgroup, mailing list, etc.
- posting

Prefix: post- powst

Noun: Post

United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
- C. W. Post, Charles William Post
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
- Wiley Post
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
- Emily Post, Emily Price Post