post

noun26

1. •
   a message that someone puts online for other people to read

   • 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
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
3. •
   (UK, Australia) An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.

   • I sent a parcel via/by post.
4. •
   A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
5. •
   A pole erected to mark a spot.

   • The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
6. •
   The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
7. •
   A goalpost.

   • But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post. — 2010
8. •
   A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
9. •
   A stud; a two-by-four.
10. •
    The wire-like core of metal in an earring.
11. •
    A pole in a battery.
12. •
    The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
13. •
    (UK, Australia) 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
14. •
    A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
15. •
    An assigned station; a guard post.
16. •
    (informal) Post-production.

    • We'll fix it in post.
17. •
    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.
18. •
    (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
19. •
    (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. — 1590
20. •
    (old-fashioned) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
21. •
    A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
22. •
    A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
23. •
    (no longer used) 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.
24. •
    (no longer used) 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 poast — 1600
25. •
    (no longer used) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.

    • And then in post he came from Mantua. — 1591
26. •
    (no longer used) 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

verb15

1. •
   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. •
   To announce publicly; to publish.

   • The company posted record profits this quarter.
3. •
   (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.
4. •
   (UK, Australia) 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.
5. •
   To assign to a station; to set; to place.

   • Post a sentinel in front of the door.
6. •
   To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned.
7. •
   To pay (a stake or blind).

   • Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
8. •
   To pay 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
9. •
   To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
10. •
    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
11. •
    To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
12. •
    To travel quickly; to hurry.

    • Post speedily to my lord your husband. — 1603
13. •
    To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
14. •
    To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.

    • On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow. — 1732
15. •
    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

adverb2

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, — 1604
2. •
   Sent via the postal service.

preposition1

1. •
   Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.

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

adjective1

1. •
   Abbreviation of posterior.

verb1

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.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of power-on self-test.