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post
  1. (obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th-17th c.]
  2. (dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
  3. A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
  4. (now historical) Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier. [from 16th c.]
  5. An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation. [from 17th c.]
  6. A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]
  7. A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum. [from 20th c.]
  8. A location on a basketball court near the basket.
  9. (American football) A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
  10. (obsolete) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.
  11. (obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “Ralph will retire from his post as a technical administrator after many years of diligent service.”
      “There is an available post as manager of the marketing department should you be interested in applying for it.”
      “True to his character, Honest George Monk remained grimly at his post unmoved by danger.”
post
  1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fence post; a light post.
  2. (construction) A stud; a two-by-four.
  3. A pole in a battery.
  4. (dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
  5. (music) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
  6. (paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
  7. (sports) A goalpost.
  8. (obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “Ralph will retire from his post as a technical administrator after many years of diligent service.”
      “There is an available post as manager of the marketing department should you be interested in applying for it.”
      “True to his character, Honest George Monk remained grimly at his post unmoved by danger.”
posting
  1. action of the verb to post
  2. an item inserted into a register, ledger or diary
  3. (computing) an entry in a computerized bulletin board
  4. (publishing) an entry in a blog
  5. (chiefly Britain) the place where a soldier or airman is sent (posted) for duty; the time spent there
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Did you know someone made a public posting about a year ago claiming to have a copy of the home movie that your father filmed?”
      “She finds a posting in the Journal des Modes seeking girls for positions as domestics in Paris.”
      “He was a poor Brahmana who managed to secure a posting in the accounts department of the empire at the recommendation of the historian Bhimsen.”
poster
  1. (Internet) One who posts a message.
  2. An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
  3. A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
  4. (ice hockey, slang) A shot which only hits a goal post without going in
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  6. Examples:
    1. “As I walked through the college corridors, I saw a poster announcing an intercollegiate marketing competition.”
      “On the wall in his bedroom was a large poster of Michael Jordan.”
postage
  1. The charge for posting an item.
  2. The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “What he knows about this legislation we could write in block capitals on a postage stamp.”
      “Weighing in at 580 tonnes the postage and packing is going to cost a few bob.”
      “Users who run into trouble are offered a replacement handheld and cradle, with postage and packing charges picked up by Palm.”
poster
  1. (dated) A posthorse.
  2. (archaic) A swift traveler; a courier.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “As I walked through the college corridors, I saw a poster announcing an intercollegiate marketing competition.”
      “On the wall in his bedroom was a large poster of Michael Jordan.”
post
  1. An assigned station; a guard post.
  2. An appointed position in an organization, job.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Ralph will retire from his post as a technical administrator after many years of diligent service.”
      “There is an available post as manager of the marketing department should you be interested in applying for it.”
      “True to his character, Honest George Monk remained grimly at his post unmoved by danger.”
postique
  1. (US, dated) A retail store selling items relating to postal mail, such as stamps and stationery.
post
  1. (film, informal) Post-production.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ralph will retire from his post as a technical administrator after many years of diligent service.”
      “There is an available post as manager of the marketing department should you be interested in applying for it.”
      “True to his character, Honest George Monk remained grimly at his post unmoved by danger.”
postering
  1. The putting up of posters.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We met while I was postering for a Thursday night pub nite and we hit it off right away.”
      “Well, first we did some illegal bill postering and then we stole some milk crates.”
      “That changed last Thursday, when Drury was postering for the Poverty Olympics at the corner of Hastings Street and Caroll Street in Vancouver's Downtown East Side.”
postiques
  1. plural of postique
postings
  1. plural of posting
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “With readers flocking to their Web postings, execs are finding blogs useful for plugging not just their products but their points of view.”
      “When message boards first took off in the mid 90s, postings like that could send stock up or down several points in a day.”
      “The ambassador's postings all over the world add up to 25 years away from home.”
postages
  1. plural of postage
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The Postmaster-General had no power to make him any other compensation than the postages on the mail matter which he might carry.”
      “Previously all postages were collected entirely in money, prepayment being optional.”
      “The Treasury tells me what it derives from postages, salt-tax, and customs.”
posters
  1. plural of poster
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The farmers' market takes place every fortnight and Mrs Lupton said they have put up yellow A3 posters for the last year.”
      “The atmosphere is literary, with the walls covered in huge posters of book jackets of American literary masterpieces.”
      “I hated the fat men in stovepipe hats that adorned Soviet propaganda posters.”
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