post

Noun
  1. The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (synset 108641960)
    "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
    is a type of: place, position - the particular portion of space occupied by something
    subtypes:
    same as: station
  2. Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed (synset 103768938)
    "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: military installation - any facility servicing military forces
    subtypes:
    • fort, garrison - a fortified military post where troops are stationed
    • outpost - a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
    has: military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post
    same as: military post
  3. A job in an organization (synset 100587299)
    "he occupied a post in the treasury"
    is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    subtypes:
    same as: berth, billet, office, place, position, situation, spot
  4. An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position (synset 103994528)
    "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
    is a type of: upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake
    subtypes:
    • bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
    • carrick bitt - either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
    • corner post - a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building
    • gatepost - either of two posts that bound a gate
    • goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
    • hitching post - a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
    • hop pole - a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained
    • king post - post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
    • lamppost - a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
    • maypole - a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day
    • newel, newel post - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
    • queen post - vertical tie post in a roof truss
    • rudderpost, rudderstock - a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot
    • stake - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
    • stanchion - any vertical post or rod used as a support
    • standard - an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
    • stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
    • telegraph pole, telegraph post, telephone pole - tall pole supporting telephone wires
    • timber - a post made of wood
    • whipping post - post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
  5. United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) (synset 111263897)
    is an instance of: aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft
    same as: wiley post
  6. United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) (synset 111263710)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: emily post, emily price post
  7. United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) (synset 111263552)
    is an instance of: food manufacturer - a person who manufactures food products
    same as: c. w. post, charles william post
  8. Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered (synset 108480074)
    "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    subtypes:
    • fan mail - mail sent to public figures from their admirers
    • hate mail - mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)
    • mailing - mail sent by a sender at one time
    same as: mail
  9. A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) (synset 107272483)
    "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
    is a type of: visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
    subtypes:
    • starting post - a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)
    • winning post - the post at the end of a racecourse
    same as: stake
  10. The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office (synset 106275051)
    "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
    is a type of: communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    subtypes:
    same as: mail, mail service, postal service
  11. The delivery and collection of letters and packages (synset 100319012)
    "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
    is a type of: bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
Verb
  1. Affix in a public place or for public notice (synset 201594542)
    "post a warning"
    entail: announce, denote - make known; make an announcement
    is a type of: affix, stick on - attach to
    subtypes: placard - post in a public place
  2. Publicize with, or as if with, a poster (synset 200993715)
    "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
    is a type of: announce, denote - make known; make an announcement
    subtypes: bill, placard - publicize or announce by placards
  3. Assign to a post;
    Put into a post (synset 202390776)
    "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
    is a type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  4. Assign to a station (synset 201091334)
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    same as: place, send, station
  5. Display, as of records in sports games (synset 201001760)
    is a type of: enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
  6. Enter on a public list (synset 202478754)
    is a type of: list - include in a list
  7. Transfer (entries) from one account book to another (synset 202237977)
    is a type of: transfer - move from one place to another
    same as: carry
    verb group: carry - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
  8. Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait (synset 201963964)
    referred to in:
    is a type of: ride horseback - ride on horseback
  9. Mark with a stake (synset 201594397)
    "stake out the path"
    is a type of: mark - make or leave a mark on
    same as: stake
  10. Place so as to be noticed (synset 201573231)
    "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
    is a type of: instal, install, put in, set up - set up for use
    same as: put up
  11. Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place (synset 201033289)
    "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
    is a type of: transfer - move from one place to another
    subtypes:
    • express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service
    • airmail - send or transport by airmail
    • register - send by registered mail
    • express-mail - send by express mail or courier
    same as: mail, send
  12. Mark or expose as infamous (synset 201033142)
    "She was branded a loose woman"
    is a type of: call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
    same as: brand

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