post

To post is 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.

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

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

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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

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

See post in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(pōst)

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.

(pōst)

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

(pōst)

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