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post

/ post /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
"it came by the first post"
"if you hurry you''ll catch the post"
Type of:
delivery bringing
Derived:
mail send
verb Sense 2
publicize with, or as if with, a poster
"I''ll post the news on the bulletin board"
Type of:
announce denote
Kinds of:
placard bill
Derived:
bill poster poster bill sticker posting placard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
display, as of records in sports games
Type of:
record enter put down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
mark or expose as infamous
"She was branded a loose woman"
Type of:
call
Derived:
mark stigma brand stain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 5
put up
"post a sign"
"post a warning at the dump"
Type of:
install instal put in
Derived:
poster posting placard notice bill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
affix in a public place or for public notice
"post a warning"
Type of:
affix stick on
Kinds of:
placard
Derived:
bill poster poster bill sticker posting placard
Entails:
announce denote
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse''s trotting gait
Type of:
ride horseback
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
riding horseback riding equitation
verb Sense 8
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Type of:
transfer
Derived:
carry
Verb group:
carry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
assign to a post; put into a post
"The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
Type of:
delegate designate depute
Derived:
position berth office spot billet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 10
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
Type of:
aviator aeronaut airman
noun Sense 11
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
Type of:
writer author
noun Sense 12
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
"he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
Type of:
upright vertical
Kinds of:
bollard bitt carrick bitt corner post gatepost
Derived:
stake
noun Sense 13
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"
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
Type of:
visual signal
Kinds of:
starting post winning post
Derived:
stake
verb Sense 14
enter on a public list
Type of:
list
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 15
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
"a soldier manned the entrance post"
"a sentry station"
Type of:
position place
Kinds of:
bridgehead lookout observation post outstation outpost
Derived:
station base send place
noun Sense 16
United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
Type of:
food manufacturer
noun Sense 17
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
Type of:
occupation business job
Kinds of:
academicianship accountantship admiralty ambassadorship apostleship
Derived:
station base send place locate
noun Sense 18
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
"this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"
"there is an officer''s club on the post"
Type of:
military installation
Kinds of:
garrison fort outpost
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 19
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"your mail is on the table"
"is there any post for me?"
"she was opening her post"
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
fan mail hate mail mailing
Derived:
mail get off
verb Sense 20
mark with a stake
"stake out the path"
Type of:
mark
Derived:
stake
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 21
assign to a station
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
garrison fort locate place site
Derived:
position berth office spot billet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 22
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
"send me your latest results"
"I''ll mail you the paper when it''s written"
Type of:
transfer
Kinds of:
express airmail register express-mail
Derived:
sendee sender transmitter sending mail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 23
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
"the mail handles billions of items every day"
"he works for the United States mail service"
"in England they call mail `the post''"
Type of:
communication communicating
Kinds of:
airmail airpost snail mail
Derived:
mail send get off
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
23
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
138
Times Searched
5
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delivery bringing announce denote placard bill record enter put down call install instal