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KK Pronunciation

〔 post 〕

Pronunciation

〔 poust 〕


Overview of noun post

The noun post has 11 senses


  • post, station -- (the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station")

  • military post, post -- (military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post")

  • position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")

  • post -- (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them")

  • Post, Wiley Post -- (United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935))

  • Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post -- (United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960))

  • Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post -- (United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914))

  • mail, post -- (any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post")

  • post, stake -- (a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake")

  • mail, mail service, postal service, post -- (the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'")

  • post -- (the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post")


Overview of verb post

The verb post has 12 senses


  • post -- (affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning")

  • post -- (publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board")

  • post -- (assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu")

  • station, post, send, place -- (assign to a station)

  • post -- (display, as of records in sports games)

  • post -- (enter on a public list)

  • post, carry -- (transfer (entries) from one account book to another)

  • post -- (ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait)

  • stake, post -- (mark with a stake; "stake out the path")

  • post, put up -- (place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump")

  • mail, post, send -- (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written")

  • post, brand -- (mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman")