Post
Meaning of Post
noun
- a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.
follow the blue posts until the track meets a road
- a piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online, typically on a blog or social media website or application.
in a recent post, he cautioned investors to be wary of these predictions
- display (a notice) in a public place.
a curt notice had been posted on the door
- announce or publish (something, especially a financial result).
the company posted a £460,000 loss
- (of a player or team) achieve or record (a particular score or result).
Smith and Lamb posted a century partnership
Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost’, later ‘rod, beam’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam’ and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German post ‘doorpost’.
noun- the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels.
winners will be notified by post
the tickets are in the post
- each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages.
- send (a letter or parcel) via the postal system.
I've just been to post a letter
post off your order form today
- (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger.
post the transaction in the second column
initial records kept in day books are periodically posted to accounts
- travel with relays of horses.
we posted in an open carriage
- with haste.
come now, come post
early 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place’.
noun- a position of paid employment; a job.
he resigned from the post of Foreign Minister
a teaching post
- a place where someone is on duty or where a particular activity is carried out.
a shift worker asleep at his post
a customs post
- the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy.
Captain Miller was made post in 1796
- send (someone) to a place to take up an appointment.
he was posted to Washington as military attaché
mid 16th century: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place’.
preposition- subsequent to; after.
American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact
1960s: independent usage of post-.
noun- work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place.
the rest of the effects were added in post
1980s: short for post-production.
prefix- after in time or order.
post-date
post-operative
- behind in position.
from Latin post ‘after, behind’.
Information about Post
Hyphenation of Post
Post
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Post is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Post synonyms
Meaning station:
Meaning position:
position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
Meaning mail:
Meaning stake:
Meaning carry:
Meaning brand:
Meaning a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something:
Meaning a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support:
Meaning a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar:
Meaning a pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position:
Meaning a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright:
Meaning a pointed wooden stake driven into the ground, typically to form a fence or to tether a horse:
Meaning a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression:
Meaning a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument:
Meaning light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment:
Meaning a fence made from pointed wooden or metal posts:
Meaning an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument:
Meaning heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure:
Meaning a level of quality or attainment:
Meaning an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier:
Meaning a tall tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground:
Meaning a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure:
Meaning a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal:
Meaning the central supporting pillar of a spiral or winding staircase:
Meaning a short decorative pillar forming part of a series supporting a rail or coping:
Meaning a side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace:
Meaning a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area:
Meaning a tall upright post on land, especially a flagpole or a television or radio transmitter:
Meaning a post on which a gate is hinged, or against which it shuts:
Meaning a marker set up to indicate how distant a particular place is:
Meaning a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence:
Meaning a short post, especially one used for supporting the roof in a coal mine:
Meaning the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water:
Meaning stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else:
Meaning join or fasten (something) to something else:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning attach or be attached to a hook on a wall:
Meaning put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen:
Meaning make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention:
Meaning give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated:
Meaning publicize information about (a vacancy):
Meaning print (something) in a book or journal so as to make it generally known:
Meaning make (something) widely known:
Meaning pass from place to place or person to person:
Meaning transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television:
Meaning set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference:
Meaning come or go into (a place):
Meaning enter or record on an official list or directory:
Meaning notice or pay particular attention to (something):
Meaning make a list of:
Anagrams of Post
Words that rhyme with Post
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