post n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: post, station] 2: 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" [syn: military post, post] 3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 4: 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" 5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Post, Wiley Post] 6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post] 7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post}] 8: 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" [syn: mail, post] 9: 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" [syn: post, stake] 10: 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'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal service}, post] 11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" 2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" 3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" 4: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place] 5: display, as of records in sports games 6: enter on a public list 7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: post, carry] 8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait 9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake, post] 10: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: post, put up] 11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, post, send] 12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: post, brand]

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