post1
n.
- a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or a marker.
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(the post)
a starting post or winning post.
- an Internet posting.
v.
- display (a notice) in a public place.
- announce or publish.
▸publish the name of (a member of the armed forces) as missing or dead.
▸send (a message) to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup, or display (information) online.
- achieve or record (a particular score or result).
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(post up)
Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key.
Etymology
OE, from L. postis ‘doorpost’, later ‘rod, beam’.
post2
n.
- chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels.
▸letters and parcels delivered.
▸a single collection or delivery of post.
- historical each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages.
v.
- chiefly Brit. send via the postal system.
- (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger.
- historical travel with relays of horses.
▸archaic travel with haste; hurry.
Phrase
- keep someone posted
keep someone informed of the latest developments or news.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. poste, from Ital. posta, from a contr. of L. posita, fem. past part. of ponere ‘to place’.
post3
n.
- a job.
- a place where someone is on duty or where an activity is carried out.
▸N. Amer. a force stationed at a permanent position or camp.
- historical the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy.
v.
send to a place to take up an appointment.
▸station in a particular place.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. poste, from Ital. posto, from a contr. of pop. L. positum, neut. past part. of ponere ‘to place’.