Post | Mean of post in English Dictionary

/ˈpoʊst/

• Noun
• a piece of wood or metal that is set in an upright position into or on the ground especially as a support or marker
1. fence posts
• a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race
1. a horse's post position [=the position of a horse in the line of horses at the start of a race]
2. (Brit) The horses galloped toward the finishing post.
• Verb
• to put up (a sign, notice, etc.) so that it can be seen by many people
1. When we lost our cat, we posted (up) signs all over the neighborhood asking if people had seen him.
2. The professor posted (up) the students' exam grades outside her office.

• to make (something) officially known to many people
1. A snowstorm warning was posted [=announced] for the New England area.
2. The company posted [=reported] increased profits for the third quarter.
• to add (a message) to an online message board
1. I read through the previous messages, then posted a quick response.
2. She posts regularly to several newsgroups.
• to send (a letter or package) by mail
1. If you find anything I've left behind, just post [=mail] it to me.
• to regularly give (someone) the most recent news about something
1. Keep me posted on how the project is coming along.
2. We don't know her condition yet, but we'll keep you posted.
• Noun
• letters or packages sent by post
1. He got a summer job delivering the post.
2. Has the post come yet?
3. After lunch, she sat and read the post.
4. I put the payment in the post [=I mailed the payment] this morning.
• a message on an online message board
1. The Internet newsgroup is very active, with over 50 posts per day.
• the place where a soldier or guard is told to be
1. No matter what happens, do not abandon your post. [=do not leave your assigned area]
2. a command post
• the place where someone does a job
1. The bartender returned to her post behind the counter.
• a place where soldiers are sent to live for a period of time
1. My cousin's Army unit was recently sent to a post in Alaska.
2. The large post houses over 25,000 people.
• a usually important job or position in a large organization
1. Our old supervisor just retired, so they're looking for someone to fill his post.
2. He resigned from his post as superintendent of public schools.
3. She applied for a government/administrative post.
• the area on a basketball court that is near the basket
1. He was standing in the post all alone.
• the position of a player who is in the post
1. She usually plays the post.
• Verb
• to assign (someone, such as a guard) to stand or stay at a particular place
1. Paramedics were posted nearby.
2. The general posted a guard outside the door to his tent.
• to send (someone) to a place to work for a long period of time as part of a job
1. Her company is posting her to New York City.
2. He was posted to Munich, Germany.