Noun | 1. | post - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" Synonyms: station |
2. | 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" Synonyms: military post | |
3. | post - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" | |
4. | 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. | Post - United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) Synonyms: Wiley Post | |
6. | Post - United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) Synonyms: Emily Post, Emily Price Post | |
7. | Post - United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) Synonyms: C. W. Post, Charles William Post | |
8. | 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" Synonyms: mail | |
9. | post - 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" Synonyms: stake | |
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11. | post - the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" | |
Verb | 1. | post - affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" |
2. | post - publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" | |
3. | post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" | |
4. | post - assign to a station | |
5. | post - display, as of records in sports games | |
6. | post - enter on a public list | |
7. | post - transfer (entries) from one account book to another Synonyms: carry | |
8. | post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait | |
9. | post - mark with a stake; "stake out the path" Synonyms: stake | |
10. | post - put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" Synonyms: put up | |
11. | post - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" | |
12. | post - mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" Synonyms: brand |
POST. After. When two or more alienations or descents have taken place between an original intruder ant or defendant in a writ of entry, the writ is said to be in the post, because it states that the tenant had not entry unless after the ouster of the original intruder. 3 Bl. Com. 182. See Entry, limit of.
1. | POST - power-on self-test | ||
2. | (messaging) | post - To send a message to a mailing list or
newsgroup. Usually implies that the message is sent
indiscriminately to multiple users, in contrast to "mail"
which implies one or more deliberately selected individual
recipients. You should only post a message if you think it will be of interest to a significant proportion of the readers of the group or list, otherwise you should use private electronic mail instead. See netiquette. |