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post

/pəʊst/ /poʊst/

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A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

Examples :

"ram a post into the ground"

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A stud; a two-by-four.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a strong wooden post to support the porch roof. "

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A pole in a battery.

Examples :

"The battery in my flashlight needs a new post. "

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A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.

Examples :

"The dentist inserted a post into the patient's tooth root to hold the crown securely in place. "

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(chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.

Examples :

"The choir's final post was a beautiful, sustained high note. "

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A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to print their reports on post-sized paper. "

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Examples :

"The football team scored a touchdown when the running back crossed the post. "

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A location on a basketball court near the basket.

Examples :

"The player took a shot from the post. "

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The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

Examples :

"The shop's doorpost showed a long list of customers' debts, each marked by a chalked score. "

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verb

To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

Examples :

"Post no bills."

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To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.

Examples :

"to post someone for cowardice"

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To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.

Examples :

"The accountant needs to post the sales figures from the daily journal into the company's ledger. "

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To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.

Examples :

"The teacher posted the new assignment details to the class. "

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To pay (a blind).

Examples :

"Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand."

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To put content online, usually through a publicly accessible mean, such as a video channel, gallery, message board, blog etc.

Examples :

"She posted a video of her cat playing on her YouTube channel. "

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Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.

Examples :

"The post rider delivered the important message to the next post along the royal mail route. "

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A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.

Examples :

"a stage or railway post"

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A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.

Examples :

"The soldiers were stationed at the army post. "

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Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.

Examples :

"The post arrived on time with the important letter from my aunt. "

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An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.

Examples :

"sent via post; parcel post"

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A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.

Examples :

"The mail carrier delivered a large post of letters to my house today. "

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A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.

Examples :

"My friend posted an update about her new job on the school forum. "

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A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.

Examples :

"Two of the receivers ran post patterns."

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Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.

Examples :

"The post was so fast that the important letter arrived at school just before the bell rang. "

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One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.

Examples :

"The post delivered the important letter to the school office. "

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To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.

Examples :

"The king's messenger had to post across the country to deliver the urgent message to the queen. "

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To travel quickly; to hurry.

Examples :

"I need to post to get to school on time. "

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To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.

Examples :

"Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day."

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(horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.

Examples :

"The rider expertly posted in the saddle as the horse trotted along the trail. "

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To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.

Examples :

"I posted my thoughts about the new school project on the class forum. "

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adverb

With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.

Examples :

"The messenger delivered the urgent letter post, arriving at the destination very quickly. "

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adverb

Sent via the postal service.

Examples :

"The invitation was postmarked yesterday, so it should arrive tomorrow. "

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noun

An assigned station; a guard post.

Examples :

"The soldier took up his post at the front gate. "

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An appointed position in an organization, job.

Examples :

"My sister's new post at the library involves organizing books. "

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verb

To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.

Examples :

"The teacher posted the names of the students who volunteered for the school play. "

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verb

To assign to a station; to set; to place.

Examples :

"Post a sentinel in front of the door."

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preposition

After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.

Examples :

"Post the earthquake, the city council struggled to rebuild homes. "

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Post-production.

Examples :

"The film's post-production took several weeks to complete. "

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A post mortem (investigation of body's cause of death).

Examples :

"The doctor conducted a post mortem to determine the cause of the dog's death. "

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