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post / Post > 23 senses
NOUN	1	post, station	The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
	2	post, military post	Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
	3	post, position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation	A job in an organization
	4	post	An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
	5	Post, Wiley Post	United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
	6	Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post	United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
	7	Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post	United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
	8	post, mail	Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
	9	post, stake	A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
	10	post, mail, mail service, postal service	The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
	11	post	The delivery and collection of letters and packages
VERB	1	post	Affix in a public place or for public notice
	2	post	Publicize with, or as if with, a poster
	3	post	Assign to a post
	4	post, station, base, send, place	Assign to a station
	5	post	Display, as of records in sports games
	6	post	Enter on a public list
	7	post, carry	Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
	8	post	Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
	9	post, stake	Mark with a stake
	10	post, put up	Put up
	11	post, mail, send	Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
	12	post, brand	Mark or expose as infamous

post / Post > pronunciation
Sounds	pow'st
Rhymes	almost, boast, coast, and 27 more rhymes in owst at the HyperDic website...

post > noun 1, location
Meaning	The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.
Examples	"a soldier manned the entrance post"
Synonyms	station
Narrower	bridgehead; lookout, observation post; outstation, outpost
Broader	position, place

post > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed.
Examples	"this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post"
Synonyms	military post
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Parts	military quarters
Narrower	garrison, fort; outpost
Broader	military installation

post > noun 3, act
Meaning	A job in an organization.
Examples	"he occupied a post in the treasury"
Synonyms	position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
Narrower	academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood
Broader	occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Verbs	post

post > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.
Examples	"he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
Narrower	bollard, bitt; carrick bitt; corner post; gatepost; goalpost; hitching post; hop pole; king post; lamppost; maypole; newel post, newel; queen post; rudderpost, rudderstock; stanchion; standard; stump; telephone pole, telegraph pole, telegraph post; timber; whipping post
Broader	upright, vertical
Verbs	post

Post > noun 5, person
Meaning	United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935).
Synonyms	Wiley Post
Broader	aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer

Post > noun 6, person
Meaning	United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960).
Synonyms	Emily Post, Emily Price Post
Broader	writer, author

Post > noun 7, person
Meaning	United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914).
Synonyms	C. W. Post, Charles William Post
Broader	food manufacturer

post > noun 8, group
Meaning	Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.
Examples	"is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
Synonyms	mail
Narrower	fan mail; hate mail; mailing
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

post > noun 9, communication
Meaning	A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track).
Examples	"a pair of posts marked the goal"
Synonyms	stake
Narrower	starting post; winning post
Broader	visual signal

post > noun 10, communication
Meaning	The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office.
Examples	"in England they call mail `the post'"
Synonyms	mail, mail service, postal service
Narrower	airmail, airpost; snail mail
Broader	communication, communicating
Adjectives	postal
Verbs	post

post > noun 11, act
Meaning	The delivery and collection of letters and packages.
Examples	"it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
Broader	delivery, bringing
Verbs	post

post > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Affix in a public place or for public notice.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"post a warning"
Entails	announce, denote
Narrower	placard
Broader	affix, stick on
Nouns	poster, posting; poster

post > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Publicize with, or as if with, a poster.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
Narrower	placard, bill
Broader	announce, denote
Participle	posted
Nouns	poster, posting; poster

post > verb 3, social
Meaning	Assign to a post. Put into a post.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
Broader	delegate, designate, depute, assign
Nouns	post; poster

post > verb 4, competition
Meaning	Assign to a station.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonyms	station, base, send, place
Narrower	garrison; fort; locate, place, site
Broader	move, displace

post > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Display, as of records in sports games.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	record, enter, put down

post > verb 6, social
Meaning	Enter on a public list.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Broader	list

post > verb 7, possession
Meaning	Transfer (entries) from one account book to another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	carry
Broader	transfer
Similar to	carry

post > verb 8, motion
Meaning	Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Category	riding, horseback riding; riding, horseback riding, equitation
Broader	ride horseback

post > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Mark with a stake.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	stake
Broader	mark
Nouns	post

post > verb 10, contact
Meaning	Put up.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
Synonyms	put up
Broader	install, instal, put in, set up
Nouns	posting

post > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They post the parcel to their parents
Synonyms	mail, send
Entailed by	e-mail, email, netmail
Narrower	express; airmail; register; express-mail
Broader	transfer
Nouns	posting; post; postage; post

post > verb 12, communication
Meaning	Mark or expose as infamous.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something
Synonyms	brand
Broader	call