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post

UK/pəʊst//poʊst/

post noun: a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

post: a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost
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Noun (1)

post (plural posts)

  1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
    • ram a post into the ground
    1. A pole erected to mark a spot.
      • The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
    2. The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
    3. (obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
      • when God ſends coyne,
        I will diſcharge your poaſt1600, Samuel Rowlands, The knauve of clubs
    4. A goalpost.
      • But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC
    5. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
    6. A stud; a two-by-four.
    7. The wire-like core of metal in an earring.
  2. A pole in a battery.
  3. (vocal music, chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
  4. (paper) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
  5. (crochet) The vertical part of a crochet stitch.

Verb (1)

post (third-person singular simple present posts, present participle posting, simple past and past participle posted)

  1. (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
    • Post no bills.
    • Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To announce publicly; to publish.
    • The company posted record profits this quarter.
    • Although New York City preceded many large cities in posting a drop in homicides and other violent offenses in the early 1990s, by the end of the decade it also seemed to be at the forefront of a possible cyclical rebound.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 4, in Illusion of Order
  3. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
    • to post someone for cowardice
    • On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow
      Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow.1732, George Granville, Epilogue to the She-Gallants, line 13
  4. To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
    • You have not poſted your Books theſe Ten years; hovv is it poſſible for a Man of Buſineſs to keep his Affairs even in the VVorld at this rate?1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “Of John Bull’s Second Wife, and the Good Advice that She Gave Him”, in Law is a Bottomless-Pit. […], London: […] John Morphew, […], →OCLC, page...
  5. To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
    • thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day1872 March 2, “Interviewing a Prince”, in Saturday Review, volume 33, number 853, London, page 273
  6. (transitive) To pay (a stake or blind).
    • Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
  7. (transitive) To pay bail.
    • to post bail
    • For example, if the police or court sets bail at $1,000, and a suspect owns a fancy watch worth at least that amount, the defendant may be able to use the watch to post bail.2022 January 1, Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System, Nolo, →ISBN

Noun (2)

post (plural posts)

  1. (obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.
  2. (dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
    • a stage or railway post
  3. A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
    • September 6th.—The English mail of the 10th of July arrived to-day, and while Mr. Hart was at the Foreign Office engaged on business with Wan-se-ang and Hang-Ki, he received his Shang-hai letters, one of which contained the news of the recapture by the Imperial forces of the cities of Woo-tu and...1865, David Field Rennie, M.D., Peking and the Pekingese, volume II, London: John Murray, page 42
  4. (historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
    • I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,
      Receiving them from such a worthless post.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • in certain ſet places there be alwaies fresh Poſts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the others1599, George Abbot, Geography, or a Brief Description of the Whole World
  5. (Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
    • I sent a parcel via/by post.
    • I take it too as an opportunity of sending you the fair copy of the poem on Dullness, which was not then finished, and which I should not care to hazard by the common post.1707, Alexander Pope, Letter VII (to Mr. Wycherly), November 11
    Synonyms:
    mail
  6. (Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
    • Royal Mail worker Evette Chapman gathered a team of 12 colleagues to deliver post in fancy dress and raise money for a nurses' charity and patients in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.2020 November 18, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71
    Synonyms:
    mail
  7. A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
    • Oli conceded defeat and, in a post on X Saturday, congratulated Shah. “Balen Babu, Congratulations to you for the victory! May your five-year tenure be smooth and successful—heartfelt best wishes!”2026 March 11, Chad de Guzman, “Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2026
  8. A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
    • Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
  9. (obsolete) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.
    • And then in post he came from Mantua.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  10. (obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
    • there he held the office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years.1858, John Gorham Palfrey, chapter IV, in History of New England, volume 1, page 136

Verb (2)

post (third-person singular simple present posts, present participle posting, simple past and past participle posted)

  1. To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
    • Beyond Cologne we descended to the plain of Holland; and we resolved to post the remainder of our way […].1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington...
  2. To travel quickly; to hurry.
    • Post speedily to my lord your husband.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • thousand at his bidding speed,
      And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
      They also serve who only stand and wait.c. 1652, John Milton, "On His Blindness", line 13
  3. (Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
    • Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
  4. (horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
  5. (Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
    • I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.

Adverb

post (not comparable)

  1. With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
    • His highness comes post from Marseilles,c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
  2. Sent via the postal service.

Noun (3)

post (plural posts)

  1. An assigned station; a guard post.
    • From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52
  2. An appointed position in an organization, job.
    • As hard as this may seem for some people to understand, my adamant stand in favor of President Clinton leaving his post was not personal.2005, Jesse Helms, “Bill Clinton”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 198
    • She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian

Verb (3)

post (third-person singular simple present posts, present participle posting, simple past and past participle posted)

  1. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
  2. To assign to a station; to set; to place.
    • Post a sentinel in front of the door.
    • [I]t might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant that had passed as master and commander, or to get him "posted"— […]1839 September, Thomas De Quincey, “Early Memorials of Grasmere”, in Autobiographic Sketches: With Recollections of the Lakes (De Quincey’s Works; II), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 116

Preposition

post

  1. Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.
    • The chronicle mentions the defenestration of the local bishop, indicating a composition sometime post 1327.
    • One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation.2008, Michael Tomasky, “Obama cannot let the right cast him in that 60s show”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    after, particularly used with historical dating

Noun (4)

post (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Post-production.
    • We'll fix it in post.
    • Admittedly many of these can be fixed in post, but this may limit your flexibility in other areas.2013, Bruce Mamer, Film Production Technique: Creating the Accomplished Image

Noun (5)

post (plural posts)

  1. (informal) A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).
    • I gotta run. Yes, send the kid to the morgue. We'll do a post on Monday.2010, Sandra Glahn, Informed Consent, page 306

Proper noun capitalized: Post

Post (countable and uncountable, plural Posts)

  1. A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, such as The Washington Post or the New York Post.
  2. A surname.
  3. A village in Iran.
  4. An unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, named after Walter H. Post.
  5. A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas, named after C. W. Post.

Noun (6) capitalized: POST

POST (plural POSTs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of power-on self-test.

Verb (4) capitalized: POST

POST (third-person singular simple present POSTs, present participle POSTing, simple past and past participle POSTed)

  1. To successfully perform a power-on self-test.
    • The computer had a bunch of strange components, but it still POSTed so I assumed everything worked.

post meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

post in Hindi

long dowel or plank protruding from the ground
खंभा khambhā, स्तंभ stambh
station, outpost
चौकी caukī
method of delivering mail
डाक ḍāk
appointed position in an organization
नियुक्ति niyukti

post in Tamil

இடுகை, இடுகையிட, இடுகையிடுவதற்கு

post in Marathi

पोस्ट करणे

post in Urdu

long dowel or plank protruding from the ground
سُتُون sutūn, سَتُون satūn
method of delivering mail
ڈاک ḍāk, بَرِید barīd
More languagesFewer languages
post in Bengali
পোস্ট করা
post in Telugu
పోస్ట్ చేయండి, పోస్ట్ చెయ్యండి
post in Malayalam
പോസ്റ്റ് pōsṟṟŭ, കുറ്റി kuṟṟi
post in Kannada
ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ, ಪೋಸ್ಟ್
post in Punjabi
ਪੋਸਟ ਕਰਨਾ, ਪੋਸਟ ਕਰੋ
post in Gujarati
પોસ્ટ કરવા, પોસ્ટ કરો
post in Odia
ପୋଷ୍ଟ କରିବା, ପୋଷ୍ଟ କରନ୍ତୁ
post in Assamese
খুঁটা khũta
post in Nepali
पोस्ट गर्ने
post in Pashto
ډاګ ḍāg, پوسته posta
post in Tagalog
magpaskil
post in Arabic
عَمُود ʕamūd, عَارِضَة ʕāriḍa, عَارْضَة, بَرِيد barīd
post in Malay
tiang, turus, kirim, pos
post in Indonesian
kiriman, pos
post in Persian
سُتون sotun, پُسْت post, بَرید barid
post in Thai
สดมภ์ sà-dom, เสา sǎo, หลัก làk, โพสต์ póos
post in Vietnamese
cột, trụ, đăng, dán
post in Myanmar
တိုင် tuing

Examples of post in a sentence

  • What would the PGA say if golfers quit the tournament after posting a high score?2024 August 23, @jbodineh, Twitter:
  • Because wealthy defendants are better positioned to post bail or provide collateral, the American bail system has been criticized as being biased against the poor.2010 May 18, David Andrew Schultz, Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 45:
  • Carmen posted a $15,000 bond, and like the other Valenzuelas before her, failed to appear for trial.2006 05, Robert Perry, Dirty Money, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 34:
  • When you post bail, and the case is over, the court system will take 30 percent of that bail which, in this example, will be $3,000 of the original 10 percent that you posted.1996, Lee N. June, Matthew Parker, Men to Men: Perspectives of Sixteen African-American Christian Men, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 201:

All 40 example sentences with post

Synonyms of post

  • mail
  • after
  • particularly used with historical dating

Forms of post

Noun
pluralposts
pluralPOSTs
alternative form (obsolete)poast
Verb
third-person singular presentposts
present participleposting
past participleposted
pastposted
third-person singular presentPOSTs
present participlePOSTing

Past tense of post: posted

Plural of post: posts

Origin of post

Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).

Probably from French poste.

Words formed from post

Phrases with post

159 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with post

12 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about post

What does post mean?
Post means a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
What is post in Hindi?
Post in Hindi is खंभा (khambhā), स्तंभ (stambh), नियुक्ति (niyukti). See Post meaning in Hindi.
How do you use post in a sentence?
What would the PGA say if golfers quit the tournament after posting a high score?
What part of speech is post?
Post can be a noun, a verb, an adverb or a preposition.
How do you pronounce post?
Post is pronounced /pəʊst/ (UK).
What is the plural of post?
The plural of post is posts.

Words near post in the dictionary

  1. possumhaw
  2. possuming
  3. possumlike
  4. possums
  5. possumwood
  6. post
  7. post and lintel
  8. post and pair
  9. post baccalaureate
  10. post bag
  11. post bags

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: post (page history and authors); Post (page history and authors); POST (page history and authors); post (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); post (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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