Post (proper noun) /poʊst/
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A village in Iran
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An unincorporated community in Oregon
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A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas.
post (noun) /poʊst/
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A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
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(construction) A stud; a two-by-four.
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A pole in a battery.
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(dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
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(vocal music, chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
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(paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
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(sports) A goalpost.
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A location on a basketball court near the basket.
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The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
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A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
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(now historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
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A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
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(American football) 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.
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An assigned station; a guard post.
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An appointed position in an organization, job.
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(film, informal) Post-production.
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(medicine, informal) A post mortem (investigation of body's cause of death).
post (verb) /poʊst/
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(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
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To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
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(accounting) To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
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To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
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(transitive) Deposit a payment, pay a stake or blind in gambling, or pay bail in law.
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To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
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To travel quickly; to hurry.
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
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(horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
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(Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
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To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
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To assign to a station; to set; to place.
post (preposition) /poʊst/
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After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.
post (adverb) /poʊst/
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With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
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Sent via the postal service.