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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.
EXPANDthe lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane. Compare pole1 (def. 4).
6.
COLLAPSEComputers.
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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSEComputers.
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:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
Related forms
post·less, adverb
post·like, adjective
Synonyms
1. column, pillar, pile, pole. 7. announce, advertise, publicize.
1. column, pillar, pile, pole. 7. announce, advertise, publicize.
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.
EXPAND6.
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.
COLLAPSEthe 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; < French poste < Italian posto < Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put; compare posit
1590–1600; < French poste < Italian posto < Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put; compare posit
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, especially 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, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.
5.
EXPANDPrinting. a size of printing paper or, especially in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 inches (41 × 51 cm).
6.
COLLAPSEpost quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8 × 10 inches (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)
Idiom10.
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.
15.
post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 in. to 51/4 × 81/4 inches (13 × 20 cm to 131/3 × 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: post 8vo
Origin:
1500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2
1500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2
Synonyms
10. notify, advise, apprise.
10. notify, advise, apprise.
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post
"to put up bail money," 1781, from one of the posts, but which one is uncertain.
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posting definition
A message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (may also be called "a post") or the act of sending it. Distinguished from a "letter" or ordinary electronic mail message by the fact that it is broadcast rather than point-to-point. It is not clear whether messages sent to a small mailing list are postings or e-mail; perhaps the best dividing line is that if you don't know the names of all the potential recipients, it is a posting.
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