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¹post

noun \ˈpōst\

Definition of POST

: a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column

: a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something; especially : a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race

: a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections

a : goalpost

b : a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field

: the metal stem of a pierced earring

Origin of POST

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; probably akin to Latin por- forward and to Latin stare to stand — more at portend, stand

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with POST

boast, coast, ghost, host, most, oast, roast, toast

²post

verb

Definition of POST

transitive verb

a : to publish, announce, or advertise by or as if by use of a placard

b : to denounce by public notice

c : to enter on a public listing

d : to forbid (property) to trespassers under penalty of legal prosecution by notices placed along the boundaries

e : score <posted a 70 in the final round>

: to affix to a usual place (as a wall) for public notices : placard

: to publish (as a message) in an online forum (as an electronic bulletin board)

First Known Use of POST

1633

³post

noun

Definition of POST

obsolete : courier

archaic

a : one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays

b : the distance between any two such consecutive stations : stage

chiefly British

a : a nation's organization for handling mail; also : the mail handled

b (1) : a single dispatch of mail (2) : letter 2a

c : post office

d : postbox

: something (as a message) that is published online

Origin of POST

Middle French poste relay station, courier, from Old Italian posta relay station, from feminine of posto, past participle of porre to place, from Latin ponere — more at position

First Known Use: 1507

⁴post

verb

Definition of POST

intransitive verb

: to travel with post-horses

: to ride or travel with haste : hurry

: to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot

transitive verb

archaic : to dispatch in haste

: mail <post a letter>

a : to transfer or carry from a book of original entry to a ledger

b : to make transfer entries in

: to make familiar with a subject : inform <kept her posted on the latest gossip>

First Known Use of POST

1533

⁵post

adverb

Definition of POST

: with post-horses : express

First Known Use of POST

1549

⁶post

noun

Definition of POST

a : the place at which a soldier is stationed; especially : a sentry's beat or station

b : a station or task to which one is assigned

c : the place at which a body of troops is stationed : camp

d : a local subdivision of a veterans' organization

e : one of two bugle calls sounded (as in the British army) at tattoo

a : an office or position to which a person is appointed

b : an area on a basketball court that is located just outside the free throw lane usually near the basket; also : the offensive position of a player occupying the post

a : trading post, settlement

b : a trading station on the floor of a stock exchange