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Definition of Post
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Post
A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the Koluschan stock. Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station. A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post. A military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman. An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like. To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel. To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger. To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter. To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; -- often with up. To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste. To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post. Related Definitions:
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Post Quotations
The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. George Bernard Shaw He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone. Mos Def I was brought in touch with developing post World War I ideas in Europe. Frank Scott I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return. Bob Woodward |
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Post Translations
post in Afrikaans is pos, betrekking post in Danish is embede post in Dutch is aanplakken post in Finnish is virka, posti post in French is fonction, coller, pal, emploi, pieu, afficher post in German is Post, Posten, dahinter/Post, aufstellen post in Italian is palo, stanga, cassetta postale, obiettare, posta post in Latin is constituo, stipes post in Norwegian is post post in Portuguese is borne, correio post in Spanish is empleo, buzon, correo, poner una nota, poste post in Swedish is stolpe, posta, plats, befattning, post |
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