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1  [pohst]
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–noun
1. 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 pole 1 (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.
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post

2  [pohst]
–noun
1. a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
2. the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.
3. a military station with permanent buildings.
4. a local unit of a veterans' organization.
5. trading post.
6. 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

Synonyms:
1. assignment. See appointment.

post

3  [pohst]
–noun
1. Chiefly British.
a. a single dispatch or delivery of mail.
b. the mail itself.
c. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient.
d. an established mail system or service, esp. under government authority.
2. British. post office (def. 1).
3. (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 5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13 × 20 cm to 13 1/3 × 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 post 2

Synonyms:
9. notify, advise, apprise.

Post

  [pohst]
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1. Charles William, 1854–1914, U.S. businessman: developed breakfast foods.
2. Emily Price, 1873?–1960, U.S. writer on social etiquette.
3. George Browne, 1837–1913, U.S. architect.
4. Wiley, 1899–1935, U.S. aviator.

post-

 
a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).
Origin:
< L, comb. form repr. post (adv. and prep.)
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post 1   (pōst)   
n.  
  1. A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
  2. A similar vertical support or structure, as:
    1. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.
    2. A terminal of a battery.
  3. Sports A goal post.
  4. The starting point at a racetrack.
  5. The slender barlike part of a stud earring that passes through the ear and is secured at the back with a small cap or clip.
  6. An electronic message sent to a newsgroup: ignored several inflammatory posts.
tr.v.   post·ed, post·ing, posts
    1. To display (an announcement) in a place of public view.
    2. To cover (a wall, for example) with posters.
  2. To announce by or as if by posters: post banns.
  3. Computer Science To send (an electronic message) to a newsgroup: posted a response to a question about car engines.
  4. To put up signs on (property) warning against trespassing.
  5. To denounce publicly: post a man as a thief.
  6. To publish (a name) on a list.
  7. Games To gain (points or a point) in a game or contest; score.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
post 2   (pōst)   
n.  
    1. A military base.
    2. The grounds and buildings of a military base.
  2. A local organization of military veterans.
  3. Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.
  4. An assigned position or station, as of a guard or sentry.
  5. 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.
  6. A position of employment, especially an appointed public office.
  7. A place to which someone is assigned for duty.
  8. A trading post.
tr.v.   post·ed, post·ing, posts
  1. To assign to a specific position or station: post a sentry at the gate.
  2. To appoint to a naval or military command.
  3. 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.]
post 3   (pōst)   
n.  
    1. A delivery of mail.
    2. The mail delivered.
    3. A governmental system for transporting and delivering the mail.
    4. A post office.
    5. Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
    6. Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
  2. Chiefly British
    1. A governmental system for transporting and delivering the mail.
    2. A post office.
    3. Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
    4. Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
    1. Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
    2. Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.
v.   post·ed, post·ing, posts

v.   tr.
  1. To mail (a letter or package).
  2. To send by mail in a system of relays on horseback.
  3. To inform of the latest news: Keep us posted.
    1. To transfer (an item) to a ledger in bookkeeping.
    2. To make the necessary entries in (a ledger).
  5. Computer Science To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.
v.   intr.
  1. To travel in stages or relays.
  2. To travel with speed or in haste.
  3. To bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.
adv.  
  1. By mail.
  2. With great speed; rapidly.
  3. 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   (pōst)   
American manufacturer of breakfast cereals and the coffee-substitute Postum.
Post, Emily Price 1872-1960.  
American etiquette authority. She wrote Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage (1922) and a popular syndicated newspaper column.
Post, Wiley 1899-1935.  
American aviator who made the first solo flight around the world (1933).
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Post\, a. [F. aposter to place in a post or position, generally for a bad purpose.] Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.

Post

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

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.

Post

Post\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Posted; p. pr. & vb. n. Posting.]

1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.

Note: Formerly, a large post was erected before the sheriff's office, or in some public place, upon which legal notices were displayed. This way of advertisement has not entirely gone of use.

2. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice.

On pain of being posted to your sorrow Fail not, at four, to meet me. --Granville.

3. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like.

4. To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel. "It might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant, . . . or to get him posted." --De Quincey.

5. (Bookkeeping) To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger.

You have not posted your books these ten years. --Arbuthnot.

6. To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter.

7. To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; -- often with up.

Thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day. --Lond. Sat. Rev.

To post off, to put off; to delay. [Obs.] "Why did I, venturously, post off so great a business?" --Baxter.

To post over, to hurry over. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Post

Post\, v. i. [Cf. OF. poster. See 4th Post.]

1. To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste. "Post seedily to my lord your husband." --Shak.

And post o'er land and ocean without rest. --Milton.

2. (Man.) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. [Eng.]

Post

Post\, adv. With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
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Spanish: poste,
German: der Pfosten,
Japanese: 柱
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post

v. To send a message to a mailing list or newsgroup. Distinguished in context from `mail'; one might ask, for example: "Are you going to post the patch or mail it to known users?"
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post  (1)
"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.

post  (2)
"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.

post  (3)
"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.

post  (v.)
"to put up bail money," 1781, from one of the posts, but which one is uncertain.
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A location on the floor of an organized exchange at which assigned securities are traded. Posts are numbered and staffed by specialists. A single location may accommodate the trading of a number of different securities. Also called trading post.


post

To enter information in an account. For example, if a customer sends money to a broker, the brokerage firm will post a credit to the customer's account.

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Main Entry: post
Function: transitive verb
: to put up (as bond) <post bail>
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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.
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(1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25; Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times. Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character (1 Sam. 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25, "guard," marg. "runners"). The modern system of postal communication was first established by Louis XI. of France in A.D. 1464. (2.) This word sometimes also is used for lintel or threshold (Isa. 6:4).

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see deaf as a post; from pillar to post; keep posted.

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