post

A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

ram a post into the ground

A pole erected to mark a spot.

The posts mark the boundaries of the property.

The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race

obsoleteThe doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

A goalpost.

A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.

A stud; a two-by-four.

The wire-like core of metal in an earring.

obsoleteEach 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.

datedA 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

A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.

Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.

AustraliaIndiaIrelandUKAn organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.

I sent a parcel via/by post.

AustraliaIndiaIrelandUKA single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.

A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.

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.

An assigned station; a guard post.

An appointed position in an organization, job.

informalPost-production.

We'll fix it in post.

informalA post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).

To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

Post no bills.

To announce publicly; to publish.

The company posted record profits this quarter.

To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.

to post someone for cowardice

To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.

To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.

To pay (a stake or blind).

Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.

To pay bail.

to post bail

To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.

To travel quickly; to hurry.

thousand at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.

AustraliaIndiaIrelandUKTo 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.

To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.

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.

To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.

To assign to a station; to set; to place.

Post a sentinel in front of the door.

With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.

Sent via the postal service.

Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.

The chronicle mentions the defenestration of the local bishop, indicating a composition sometime post 1327.

Acronym of power-on self-test.

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.