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post

Pronunciation: /pəʊst/

The English word “post” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
  2. A pole erected to mark a spot.
  3. The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
  4. The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
  5. A goalpost.
  6. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
  7. A stud; a two-by-four.
  8. The wire-like core of metal in an earring.
  9. A pole in a battery.
  10. A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
  11. A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
  12. The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
  13. Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.

verb

  1. To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
  2. To announce publicly; to publish.
  3. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
  4. To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
  5. To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
  6. To pay (a stake or blind).
  7. To pay bail.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

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