n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

n. 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"

n. the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"

n. 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"

n. 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"

n. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

v. publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"

v. ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait

v. mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"

v. assign to a station

v. place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

v. mark with a stake; "stake out the path"

v. affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"

v. assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"

v. enter on a public list

adj. (prefix) coming after: "postmillennial"; "postgraduate"