post.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
Meaning & usage
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
ram a post into the ground
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. A pole erected to mark a spot.
The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. A goalpost.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. A stud; a two-by-four.
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. The wire-like core of metal in an earring.
A pole in a battery.
A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post 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”).
To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
Post no bills.
Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
To announce publicly; to publish.
The company posted record profits this quarter.
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
to post someone for cowardice
To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. To pay (a stake or blind).
Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. To pay bail.
to post bail
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post 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”).
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.
A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
a stage or railway post
A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
I sent a parcel via/by post.
A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.
One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
To travel quickly; to hurry.
To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
Sent via the postal service.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).
An assigned station; a guard post.
An appointed position in an organization, job.
Where this word comes from
Probably from French poste.
To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
Post a sentinel in front of the door.
Where this word comes from
Probably from French poste.
Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.
The chronicle mentions the defenestration of the local bishop, indicating a composition sometime post 1327.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin postlbor. English post Learned borrowing from Latin post.
Post-production.
We'll fix it in post.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of post-production.
A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).
Where this word comes from
Clipping of post mortem.
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