Collins English-English Dictionary

post [pəυst]

1. 1. n a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc

2. 2. n [horse racing] either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse

3. 3. n the finish of a horse race

4. 4. n any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed

5. 5. vt. [tr] [sometimes foll by up] to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place

6. 6. vt. to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster

   to post banns

7. 7. vt. to publish (a name) on a list

8. 8. vt. [Etymology] Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnade

post [pəυst]

1. 1. n a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job

2. 2. n a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty

3. 3. n a permanent military establishment

4. 4. n [Brit] either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night

5. 5. n See trading post

6. 6. vt. [tr] to assign to or station at a particular place or position

7. 7. vt. [chiefly Brit] to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc

8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin ponere to place

post [pəυst]

1. 1. n [chiefly Brit] letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail

2. 2. vt. [tr] [chiefly Brit] to send by post mail

3. 3. n [chiefly Brit] a single collection or delivery of mail

4. 4. n [Brit] an official system of mail delivery

5. 5. n an item of electronic mail made publicly available

6. 6. n (formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route

7. 7. n a rider who carried mail between such stations

8. 8. n another word for pillar box

9. 9. n short for post office

10. 10. n [Brit] [Brit] a size of writing or printing paper, 151/4 by 19 inches or 161/2 by 21 inches (large post)

11. 11. n any of various book sizes, esp 51/4 by 81/4 inches (post octavo) and 81/4 by 101/4 inches (post quarto)

12. 12. vt. [tr] to make (electronic mail) publicly available

13. 13. vt. [tr] [book-keeping] to enter (an item) in a ledger

14. 14. vt. [often foll by up] to compile or enter all paper items in (a ledger)

15. 15. vt. [tr] to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted)

16. 16. vi. [intr] (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot

17. 17. vi. [intr] (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses

18. 18. vi. [archaic] to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten

19. 19. adv with speed; rapidly

20. 20. adv by means of post horses

21. 21. adv [Etymology] C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from ponere to put, place