post

post

post¹ [pōst]

n.

[ME < OE, akin to Ger pfosten: WGmc loanword < L postis, post, doorpost < * porstis, projection < * por-, akin to FOR¹ + base of stare, to STAND]

1. a piece of wood, metal, etc., usually long and square or cylindrical, set upright to support a building, sign, fence, etc.

2. anything like this in shape or purpose

3. any place originally marked by or associated with a post, as the starting point of a horse race

4. Basketball a position of an offensive player near the basket: often with the

vt.

1. to put up (a poster, notice, etc.) on (a wall, post, etc.); placard

2. to announce, publicize, or advertise by posting notices, signs, etc. [post a reward ]

☆ 3. to warn persons against trespassing on (grounds, etc.) by posted notices

4. to put (a name) on a posted or published list

5. to denounce by a public notice

☆ 6. Sports to record (a specified score)

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post up

Basketball to try to score against from the POST¹ (n. 4) position

post² [pōst]

n.

[Fr poste < It posto < VL * postum, contr. < L positum, neut. pp. of ponere, to place: see POSITION]

1. the place where a soldier, guard, etc. is stationed

2.

a) a place where a body of troops is stationed; camp

b) the troops at such a place; garrison

☆ 3. a local unit of a veterans' organization

4. a place where a person or group is stationed, as at a machine, a trading booth on a stock exchange floor, etc.

5. a position, job, or duty to which a person is assigned or appointed

☆ 6. short for TRADING POST

7. Brit. ArmyArmy Brit. either of two bugle calls (first post and last post) sounded to indicate the time to retire at night: the last post is also sounded at military funerals and remembrance services

vt.

1. to station at or assign to a post

2. Brit. to appoint to a military or naval command

☆ 3. to put up or deposit (a bond, etc.)

SYN.- POSITION

post³ [pōst]

n.

[Fr poste < It posta, orig., a station, fem. of posto: see POST²]

1.

a) Historical any of a number of riders or runners posted at intervals to carry mail or messages in relays along a route; postrider or courier

b) a stage of a post route

c) a station of a post route

d) a post horse

2. Chiefly Brit.

a) (the) mail

b) a post office

c) a mailbox

vi.

1. Obs. to travel in posts or stages

2. to travel fast; hasten

3. to rise and sink back in a saddle in rhythm with the horse's trot

vt.

1.

a) to send by post

b) to hasten

2. Chiefly Brit. to mail

☆ 3. to inform, as of events: usually in the passive voice

4. Bookkeeping

a) to transfer (an item) from a journal to the ledger

b) to enter in the correct form and place

c) to enter all necessary items in (a ledger, etc.)

adv.

1. by post

2. speedily