Noun
1. 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"3. a job in an organization;
"he occupied a post in the treasury"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. 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"6. 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"7. 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'"8. 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"4. assign to a station
5. display, as of records in sports games
6. enter on a public list
7. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
8. ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
9. mark with a stake;
"stake out the path"10. put up;
"post a sign""post a warning at the dump"11. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place;
"send me your latest results""I'll mail you the paper when it's written"12. mark or expose as infamous;
"She was branded a loose woman"