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post
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
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noun
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
“it came by the first post”
noun
a job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
noun
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
“this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby”
noun
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”
noun
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
“the mail handles billions of items every day”
noun
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”
noun
A message on a social media website
noun
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
“your mail is on the table”
noun
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
“a soldier manned the entrance post”
verb
publicize with, or as if with, a poster
“I'll post the news on the bulletin board”
verb
display, as of records in sports games
verb
mark or expose as infamous
“She was branded a loose woman”
verb
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
“send me your latest results”
verb
To post a message on a social media website
verb
assign to a station
verb
place so as to be noticed
“post a sign”
verb
mark with a stake
“stake out the path”
verb
affix in a public place or for public notice
“post a warning”
verb
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
verb
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
verb
assign to a post; put into a post
“The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu”
verb
enter on a public list
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Example Sentences
it came by the first post
if you hurry you'll catch the post
he occupied a post in the treasury
this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
there is an officer's club on the post
he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
the mail handles billions of items every day
he works for the United States mail service
in England they call mail ‘the post’
a pair of posts marked the goal
the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
your mail is on the table
is there any post for me?
she was opening her post
a soldier manned the entrance post
a sentry station
I'll post the news on the bulletin board
She was branded a loose woman
send me your latest results
I'll mail you the paper when it's written
post a sign
post a warning at the dump
stake out the path
post a warning
The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu
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