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To post is defined as to hang something up in a public location, such as a flyer or sign.

(verb)

An example of post is when you tack up a flyer announcing a bake sale on a bulletin board.

Post is defined as later, behind or after.

(prefix)

An example of post is postpone, which means putting something off until a later time.

The definition of a post is a sturdy piece of wood or other material set in the ground as part of a fence or to support something else.

(noun)

An example of a post is the round wooden pieces set into the ground that make up your backyard fence.

See post in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger pfosten: WGmc loanword < L postis, post, doorpost < *porstis, projection < *por-, akin to for + base of stare, to stand

transitive verb

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

noun

the place where a soldier, guard, etc. is stationed
1. a place where a body of troops is stationed; camp
2. the troops at such a place; garrison
☆ a local unit of a veterans' organization
a place where a person or group is stationed, as at a machine, a trading booth on a stock exchange floor, etc.
a position, job, or duty to which a person is assigned or appointed
☆ trading post
Army, Brit. either of two bugle calls ( and ) sounded to indicate the time to retire at night: the last post is also sounded at military funerals and remembrance services

Origin: Fr poste < It posto < VL *postum, contr. < L positum, neut. pp. of ponere, to place: see position

transitive verb

to station at or assign to a post
Brit. to appoint to a military or naval command
☆ to put up or deposit (a bond, etc.)

noun

1. Historical any of a number of riders or runners posted at intervals to carry mail or messages in relays along a route; postrider or courier
2. a stage of a post route
3. a station of a post route
4. a post horse
Chiefly Brit.
1. (the) mail
2. a post office
3. a mailbox

Origin: Fr poste < It posta, orig., a station, fem. of posto: see post

intransitive verb

Obsolete to travel in posts or stages
to travel fast; hasten
to rise and sink back in a saddle in rhythm with the horse's trot

transitive verb

1. to send by post
2. to hasten
Chiefly Brit. to mail
☆ to inform, as of events: usually in the passive voice
Bookkeeping
1. to transfer (an item) from a journal to the ledger
2. to enter in the correct form and place
3. to enter all necessary items in (a ledger, etc.)

adverb

by post
speedily

Post, Emily (born Emily Price) 1873-1960; U.S. writer on etiquette

after in time, later (than), following: postnatal, post-obit
after in space, behind: postcava
coming after in time, often as a rejection of or in reaction to: postmodernism

Origin: L < post, behind, after < *posti < IE *pos, after (prob. < base *apo-, away > L ab) > Gr dial. pos, at

See post in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
A similar vertical support or structure, as:
a. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.
b. A terminal of a battery.
Sports A goal post.
The starting point at a racetrack.
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.
An electronic message sent to a newsgroup: ignored several inflammatory posts.

transitive verb post·ed, post·ing, posts

a. To display (an announcement) in a place of public view.
b. To cover (a wall, for example) with posters.
To announce by or as if by posters: post banns.
Computer Science To send (an electronic message) to a newsgroup: posted a response to a question about car engines.
To put up signs on (property) warning against trespassing.
To denounce publicly: post a man as a thief.
To publish (a name) on a list.
Games To gain (points or a point) in a game or contest; score.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , from Latin postis; see stā- in Indo-European roots

noun

a. A military base.
b. The grounds and buildings of a military base.
A local organization of military veterans.
Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.
An assigned position or station, as of a guard or sentry.
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.
A position of employment, especially an appointed public office.
A place to which someone is assigned for duty.
A trading post.

transitive verb post·ed, post·ing, posts

To assign to a specific position or station: post a sentry at the gate.
To appoint to a naval or military command.
To put forward; present: post bail.

Origin:

Origin: French poste

Origin: , from Italian posto

Origin: , from Old Italian

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *postum

Origin: , from Latin positum

Origin: , neuter past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots

noun

a. A delivery of mail.
b. The mail delivered.
Chiefly British
a. A governmental system for transporting and delivering the mail.
b. A post office.
a. Archaic One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
b. Obsolete A rider on such a mail route; a courier.

verb post·ed, post·ing, posts

verb, transitive

To mail (a letter or package).
To send by mail in a system of relays on horseback.
To inform of the latest news: Keep us posted.
a. To transfer (an item) to a ledger in bookkeeping.
b. To make the necessary entries in (a ledger).
Computer Science To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.

verb, intransitive