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Variant of post

noun

  1. a piece of wood, metal, etc., usually long and square or cylindrical, set upright to support a building, sign, fence, etc.
  2. anything like this in shape or purpose
  3. any place originally marked by or associated with a post, as the starting point of a horse race
  4. Basketball a position of an offensive player near the basket: often with the

transitive verb

  1. to put up (a poster, notice, etc.) on (a wall, post, etc.); placard
  2. to announce, publicize, or advertise by posting notices, signs, etc.: post a reward
  3. ☆ to warn persons against trespassing on (grounds, etc.) by posted notices
  4. to put (a name) on a posted or published list
  5. to denounce by a public notice
  6. Sports to record (a specified score)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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