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Definition of posted - 6 dictionary results

post

1  [pohst]
Use posted in a Sentence
–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.

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.
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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.]
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