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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]
[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] 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"
[n] 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'"
[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] 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] 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] for example, of records, in sports
[v] publicize with, or as it with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
[v] mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
[v] cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
[v] assign to a station
[v] put up; "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] ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
[v] transfer (entries) from one account book to another
[v] assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
[v] enter on a public list


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