a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
2.
Furniture. one of the principal uprights of a piece of furniture, as one supporting a chair back or forming one corner of a chest of drawers. Compare stump(def. 11).
3.
Papermaking. a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt.
4.
Horse Racing. a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post.
5.
the lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane. Compare pole1(def. 4).
6.
Computers.
a.
a message that is sent to a newsgroup.
b.
text that is placed on a Web site.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like.
8.
to bring to public notice by or as by a poster or bill: to post a reward.
9.
to denounce by a public notice or declaration: They were posted as spies.
10.
to publish the name of in a list: to post a student on the dean's list.
11.
to publish the name of (a ship) as missing or lost.
12.
to placard (a wall, fence, etc.) with notices, bulletins, etc.: The wall was posted with announcements.
13.
to put up signs on (land or other property) forbidding trespassing:: The estate has been posted by the owner.
14.
Computers.
a.
to send (a message) to a newsgroup.
b.
to place (text) on a Web site.
–verb (used without object)
15.
Computers.
a.
to send a message to a newsgroup.
b.
to place text on a Web site.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE < L postis a post, doorpost, whence also D, LG post, G Pfosten]
—Related forms
postless, adverb
postlike, adjective
—Synonyms 1. column, pillar, pile, pole. 6. announce, advertise, publicize.
a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.
7.
(in the British military services) either of two bugle calls (first post and last post) giving notice of the time to retire for the night, similar in purpose to the U.S. taps.
8.
the body of troops occupying a military station.
–verb (used with object)
9.
to place or station at a post.
10.
to provide or put up, as bail.
11.
to appoint to a post of command.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < F poste < It posto < L positum, neut. of positus, ptp. of pōnere to place, put; cf. posit]
(formerly) one of a series of stations along a route, for furnishing relays of men and horses for carrying mail, currency, etc.
4.
(formerly) a person who traveled express, esp. over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.
5.
Printing. a size of printing paper or, esp. in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm).
6.
post quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8 × 10 in. (20 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation:post 4vo
–verb (used with object)
7.
Chiefly British. to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail.
8.
Bookkeeping.
a.
to transfer (an entry or item), as from the journal to the ledger.
b.
to enter (an item) in due place and form.
c.
to make all the requisite entries in (the ledger, etc.).
9.
to supply with up-to-date information; inform: Keep me posted on his activities.
–verb (used without object)
10.
Manège. to rise from and descend to the saddle in accordance with the rhythm of a horse at a trot.
11.
to travel with speed; go or pass rapidly; hasten.
–adverb
12.
with speed or haste; posthaste.
13.
by post or courier.
14.
with post horses.
—Idiom
15.
post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 in. to 51/4 × 81/4 in. (13 × 20 cm to 131/3× 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 in. (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation:post 8vo
[Origin: 1500–10; < F poste < It posta < L posita, fem. of positus, ptp. of pōnere to place, put. See post2]
Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.
An assigned position or station, as of a guard or sentry.
Basketball A position usually taken by the center, near either the basket or the foul line, serving as the focus of the team's offense.
A position of employment, especially an appointed public office.
A place to which someone is assigned for duty.
A trading post.
tr.v.
post·ed, post·ing, posts
To assign to a specific position or station: post a sentry at the gate.
To appoint to a naval or military command.
To put forward; present: post bail.
[French poste, from Italian posto, from Old Italian, from Vulgar Latin *postum, from Latin positum, neuter past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
A governmental system for transporting and delivering the mail.
A post office.
Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
Chiefly British
A governmental system for transporting and delivering the mail.
A post office.
Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
v.
post·ed, post·ing, posts
v.
tr.
To mail (a letter or package).
To send by mail in a system of relays on horseback.
To inform of the latest news: Keep us posted.
To transfer (an item) to a ledger in bookkeeping.
To make the necessary entries in (a ledger).
Computer Science To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.
v.
intr.
To travel in stages or relays.
To travel with speed or in haste.
To bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.
adv.
By mail.
With great speed; rapidly.
By post horse.
[French poste, from Old French, relay station for horses, from Old Italian posta, from Vulgar Latin *posta, station, from Latin posita, feminine past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
Post, Emily Price 1872-1960.
American etiquette authority. She wrote Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage (1922) and a popular syndicated newspaper column.
"upright timber," O.E. post "pillar, doorpost," and O.Fr. post, both from L. postis "post," perhaps from por- "forth" + stare "to stand" (see stet). Similar compound in Skt. prstham "back, roof, peak," Avestan parshti "back," Gk. pastas "porch in front of a house, colonnade," M.H.G. virst "ridepole," Lith. pirstas, O.C.S. pristu "finger" (PIE *por-st-i-). The verb meaning "to affix (a paper, etc.) to a post" (in a public place) is first recorded 1650.
"place when on duty," 1598, from M.Fr. poste "place where one is stationed," also, "station for post horses" (16c.), from It. posto "post, station," from V.L. *postum, from L. postium, neut. pp. of ponere "to place, to put" (see position). Earliest sense in Eng. was military; meaning "job, position" is attested 1695. The figurative sense of "carrying" by post horses is also behind the verb in bookkeeping (1622) meaning "to transfer from a day book to a formal account." To keep (someone) posted "supply with news" is 1847, Amer.Eng.
"mail system," 1506, from post (2) on notion of riders and horses posted at intervals along a route to speed mail in relays, from M.Fr. poste in this sense (1477). The verb meaning "to send through the postal system" is recorded from 1837. Postmark (n.) is first recorded 1678; postman first recorded 1529; postcard is from 1870. Post office first recorded 1652 as "public department in charge of letter-carrying;" Meaning "Building where postal business is carried on" is from 1657. In slang or euphemistic sense of "sexual game" it refers to a parlor game first attested early 1850s in which pretend "letters" were paid for by kisses.
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
2.
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" [syn: military post]
3.
a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position]
4.
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.
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
6.
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
7.
United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
8.
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" [syn: mail]
9.
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"
10.
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail 'the post'" [syn: mail]
11.
the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
verb
1.
affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"
2.
publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
3.
assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground Example: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post
Arabic:
عَمود
Chinese (Simplified):
柱
Chinese (Traditional):
柱
Czech:
sloup
Danish:
pæl; -pæl
Dutch:
paal
Estonian:
post
Finnish:
tolppa
French:
poteau
German:
der Pfosten
Greek:
στύλος
Hungarian:
oszlop
Icelandic:
stólpi, póstur, staur
Indonesian:
tonggak
Japanese:
柱
Korean:
기둥
Latvian:
stabs; pālis; miets
Lithuanian:
stulpas
Norwegian:
stolpe, målstrek
Polish:
słup
Portuguese (Brazil):
poste
Portuguese (Portugal):
poste
Romanian:
stâlp
Russian:
столб; шест
Slovak:
stĺp, tyč
Slovenian:
drog
Spanish:
poste
Swedish:
stolpe
Turkish:
direk
post[pəust]noun
(the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc Example: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?
Arabic:
بَريد
Chinese (Simplified):
邮政
Chinese (Traditional):
郵政
Czech:
pošta
Danish:
post
Dutch:
post
Estonian:
post
Finnish:
posti
French:
poste, courrier
German:
die Post
Greek:
ταχυδρομείο
Hungarian:
posta
Icelandic:
póstur
Indonesian:
pos
Japanese:
郵便
Korean:
우편, 우편물
Latvian:
pasts
Lithuanian:
paštas
Norwegian:
post
Polish:
poczta
Portuguese (Brazil):
correio
Portuguese (Portugal):
correio
Romanian:
poştă, corespondenţă
Russian:
почта
Slovak:
pošta
Slovenian:
pošta
Swedish:
post
Turkish:
posta
post[pəust]verb
to send (a letter etc) by post Example: He posted the parcel yesterday.
Arabic:
يُرْسِل بالبَريد
Chinese (Simplified):
邮寄
Chinese (Traditional):
郵寄
Czech:
poslat poštou
Danish:
poste; sende
Dutch:
op de post doen
Estonian:
posti panema, postiga saatma
French:
poster
German:
mit der Post schicken
Greek:
ταχυδρομώ
Hungarian:
felad (levelet)
Icelandic:
póstsenda
Indonesian:
mengeposkan
Japanese:
郵送する
Korean:
우송하다
Latvian:
nosūtīt pa pastu
Lithuanian:
(pa)siųsti paštu
Norwegian:
sende i posten, poste
Polish:
nadawać
Portuguese (Brazil):
mandar pelo correio
Portuguese (Portugal):
mandar pelo correio
Romanian:
a trimite prin poştă
Russian:
отправлять по почте
Slovak:
poslať poštou
Slovenian:
poslati
Spanish:
mandar por correo
Swedish:
posta
Turkish:
postalamak
post1[pəust]noun
a job Example: He has a post in the government; a teaching post
Arabic:
وَظيفَه ، مِهْنَه
Chinese (Simplified):
职位
Chinese (Traditional):
職位
Czech:
zaměstnání
Danish:
stilling; embede
Dutch:
betrekking
Estonian:
ametikoht
Finnish:
toimi
French:
poste
German:
der Posten
Greek:
θέση, αξίωμα
Hungarian:
állás
Icelandic:
staða, starf
Indonesian:
pekerjaan
Japanese:
職
Latvian:
amats; darbs; postenis
Lithuanian:
postas, darbas, tarnyba
Norwegian:
jobb, stilling
Polish:
posada
Portuguese (Brazil):
emprego
Portuguese (Portugal):
lugar
Romanian:
funcţie, post
Russian:
пост, должность
Slovak:
zamestnanie, miesto
Slovenian:
služba
Spanish:
puesto de trabajo, cargo
Swedish:
befattning, post, plats, tjänst
Turkish:
iş, görev
post2[pəust]noun
a place of duty Example: The soldier remained at his post.
Arabic:
مَكان تأدِيَة الواجِب، نُقْطَة مُراقَبَه
Chinese (Simplified):
岗位
Chinese (Traditional):
崗位
Czech:
stanoviště
Danish:
post
Dutch:
post
Estonian:
vahipost
Finnish:
paikka, asema
French:
poste
German:
der Posten
Greek:
πόστο, καθήκον
Hungarian:
őrhely
Icelandic:
(varð)staða
Indonesian:
pos
Japanese:
持ち場
Latvian:
postenis
Lithuanian:
postas
Norwegian:
(vakt)post, stasjon
Polish:
posterunek
Portuguese (Brazil):
posto
Portuguese (Portugal):
posto
Romanian:
post
Russian:
пост
Slovak:
stanovište, služba
Slovenian:
mesto
Spanish:
puesto
Swedish:
post
Turkish:
görev yeri
post3[pəust]noun
a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area Example: a trading-post
Arabic:
مَخْفَر، مُعَسْكَر
Chinese (Simplified):
驻地，营区
Chinese (Traditional):
駐地，營區
Czech:
stanice
Danish:
-post; -station
Dutch:
nederzetting, post
Estonian:
(kauplemis)punkt
Finnish:
asema
French:
comptoir
German:
die Niederlassung
Greek:
σταθμός
Hungarian:
állomás
Icelandic:
verslunarstöð á strjálbÿlu svæði
Indonesian:
pos
Japanese:
交易所
Latvian:
nometne; apmetne
Lithuanian:
punktas
Norwegian:
utpost, leir
Polish:
placówka
Portuguese (Brazil):
posto
Portuguese (Portugal):
posto
Romanian:
colonie; bază
Russian:
гарнизон
Slovak:
stanica
Slovenian:
postojanka
Spanish:
puesto
Swedish:
handelsstation
Turkish:
konak, kamp
post[pəust]verb
to send somewhere on duty Example: He was posted abroad.
postmessaging 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. [The Jargon File] (1997-12-04)
Post Falls, ID (city, FIPS 64810) Location: 47.71249 N, 116.94463 W Population (1990): 7349 (2790 housing units) Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83854
Post Mills, VT Zip code(s): 05058
Post Oak Bend City, TX (town, FIPS 59052) Location: 32.63207 N, 96.31326 W Population (1990): 264 (110 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Post, OR Zip code(s): 97752
Post, TX (city, FIPS 59012) Location: 33.19087 N, 101.38131 W Population (1990): 3768 (1547 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79356
New Post, WI (CDP, FIPS 57050) Location: 45.89717 N, 91.19195 W Population (1990): 243 (336 housing units) Area: 52.3 sq km (land), 18.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54828
Painted Post, NY (village, FIPS 56088) Location: 42.16290 N, 77.09187 W Population (1990): 1950 (888 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14870
Pack"et\, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See Pack.]1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters. --Shak. 2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2. Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. Packet note or post. See under Paper.
Po*si"tion\, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See Site, and cf. Composite, Compound, v., Depone, Deposit, Expound, Impostor, Opposite, Propound, Pose, v., Posit, Post, n.]1. The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position. We have different prospects of the same thing, according to our different positions to it. --Locke. 2. The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position. 3. Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position. Let not the proof of any position depend on the positions that follow, but always on those which go before. --I. Watts. 4. Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position. 5. (Arith.) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error. Angle of position (Astron.), the angle which any line (as that joining two stars) makes with another fixed line, specifically with a circle of declination. Double position (Arith.), the method of solving problems by proceeding with each of two assumed numbers, according to the conditions of the problem, and by comparing the difference of the results with those of the numbers, deducing the correction to be applied to one of them to obtain the true result. Guns of position (Mil.), heavy fieldpieces, not designed for quick movements. Position finder (Mil.), a range finder. See under Range. Position micrometer, a micrometer applied to the tube of an astronomical telescope for measuring angles of position in the field of view. Single position (Arith.), the method of solving problems, in which the result obtained by operating with an assumed number is to the true result as the number assumed is to the number required. Strategic position (Mil.), a position taken up by an army or a large detachment of troops for the purpose of checking or observing an opposing force. Syn: Situation; station; place; condition; attitude; posture; proposition; assertion; thesis.
Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See Position, and cf. 4th Post.]1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. --Ex. xii. 7. Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton. Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer. Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc. 2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. [Obs.] When God sends coin I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands. From pillar to post. See under Pillar. Knight of the post. See under Knight. Post hanger (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post. Post hole, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in. Post mill, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies. Post and stall (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See Position, and cf. 4th Post.]1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. --Ex. xii. 7. Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton. Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer. Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc. 2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. [Obs.] When God sends coin I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands. From pillar to post. See under Pillar. Knight of the post. See under Knight. Post hanger (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post. Post hole, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in. Post mill, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies. Post and stall (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See Position, and cf. Post a pillar.]1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station. Specifically: (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post. (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited. 2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman. In certain places there be always fresh posts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the other. --Abp. Abbot. I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving them from such a worthless post. --Shak. 3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported. I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness, which I should not care to hazard by the common post. --Pope. 4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. [Obs.] "In post he came." --Shak. 5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station. [Obs.] He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years. --Palfrey. 6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger. The post of honor is a private station. --Addison. 7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. Post and pair, an old game at cards, in which each player a hand of three cards. --B. Jonson. Post bag, a mail bag. Post bill, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster. Post chaise, or Post coach, a carriage usually with four wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post. Post day, a day on which the mall arrives or departs. Post hackney, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton. Post horn, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman. Post horse, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the post. Post hour, hour for posting letters. --Dickens. Post office. (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are received and distributed; a place appointed for attending to all business connected with the mail. (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter. Postoffice order. See Money order, under Money. Post road, or Post route, a road or way over which the mail is carried. Post town. (a) A town in which post horses are kept. (b) A town in which a post office is established by law. To ride post, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little delay as possible. To travel post, to travel, as a post does, by relays of horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses are attached at each stopping place.
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