Definition (noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
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a soldier manned the entrance post
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a sentry station
Definition (noun) military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
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this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
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there is an officer's club on the post
Definition (noun) a job in an organization
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he occupied a post in the treasury
Definition (noun) an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
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he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
Definition (noun) United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
Definition (noun) United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
Definition (noun) United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
Definition (noun) any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
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your mail is on the table
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is there any post for me?
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she was opening her post
Definition (noun) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
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a pair of posts marked the goal
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the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
Definition (noun) the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
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the mail handles billions of items every day
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he works for the United States mail service
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in England they call mail `the post'
Definition (noun) the delivery and collection of letters and packages
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it came by the first post
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if you hurry you'll catch the post
Definition (verb) affix in a public place or for public notice
Definition (verb) publicize with, or as if with, a poster
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I'll post the news on the bulletin board
Definition (verb) assign to a post; put into a post
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The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu
Definition (verb) assign to a station
Definition (verb) display, as of records in sports games
Definition (verb) enter on a public list
Definition (verb) transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Definition (verb) ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
Definition (verb) mark with a stake
Definition (verb) place so as to be noticed
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post a sign
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post a warning at the dump
Definition (verb) cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
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send me your latest results
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I'll mail you the paper when it's written
Definition (verb) mark or expose as infamous
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She was branded a loose woman