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post

noun
  1. the delivery and collection of letters and packages
    “it came by the first post”
  2. a job in an organization
    “The new hire occupied a post in the treasury.”
    spot
  3. military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
    “this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby”
    military post
  4. an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
    “The posts in the ground with strung barbwire made for a cattle fence.”
  5. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
    mailmail servicepostal service
  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”
    stake
  7. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
    mail
  8. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
    “a soldier manned the entrance post”
    station
verb
  1. publicize with, or as if with, a poster
    “I'll post the news on the bulletin board”
  2. display, as of records in sports games
  3. mark or expose as infamous
    brand
  4. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
    mailsend
  5. assign to a station
    placestationsend
  6. place so as to be noticed
    “post a sign”
    put up
  7. mark with a stake
    stake
  8. affix in a public place or for public notice
    “post a warning”
  9. ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
  10. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
    carry
  11. assign to a post
    “put into a post”
  12. enter on a public list