POSTverb/poʊst/

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  computingengineeringmathematicsTo successfully perform a power-on self-test.

  • The computer had a bunch of strange components, but it still POSTed so I assumed everything worked.

Postname

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  journalismmedianewspapersA common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, such as The Washington Post or the New York Post.

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  A surname.

• 3

  A village in Iran.

• 4

  An unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, named after Walter H. Post.

• 5

  A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas, named after C. W. Post.

postnoun詞源 1/pəʊst/

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  A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

  • ram a post into the ground
• 2

  A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

  • The posts mark the boundaries of the property.
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  hobbieshorse-racinghorseracingA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

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  obsoleteA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

  • when God ſends coyne, I will diſcharge your poaſt
• 5

  hobbieslifestylesportsA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

  • But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.
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  dentistrymedicinesciencesA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

• 7

  businessconstructionmanufacturingA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

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  jewelrylifestyleA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

postverb詞源 1/pəʊst/

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  To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

  • Post no bills.
  • Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
• 2

  To announce publicly; to publish.

  • The company posted record profits this quarter.
  • Although New York City preceded many large cities in posting a drop in homicides and other violent offenses in the early 1990s, by the end of the decade it also seemed to be at the forefront of a possible cyclical rebound.
• 3

  To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.

  • to post someone for cowardice
  • On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow.
• 4

  accountingbusinessfinanceTo carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.

  • You have not poſted your Books theſe Ten years; hovv is it poſſible for a Man of Buſineſs to keep his Affairs even in the VVorld at this rate?
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  To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.

  • thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day
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  gamblinggamesTo deposit a payment that may or may not be returned.

  • Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
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  lawTo deposit a payment that may or may not be returned.

  • to post bail
  • For example, if the police or court sets bail at $1,000, and a suspect owns a fancy watch worth at least that amount, the defendant may be able to use the watch to post bail.

postnoun詞源 2/pəʊst/

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  obsoleteEach 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.

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  datedA station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.

  • a stage or railway post
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  A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.

  • September 6th.—The English mail of the 10th of July arrived to-day, and while Mr. Hart was at the Foreign Office engaged on business with Wan-se-ang and Hang-Ki, he received his Shang-hai letters, one of which contained the news of the recapture by the Imperial forces of the cities of Woo-tu and Nan-ching, two important rebel posts.
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  historicalSomeone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.

  • I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving them from such a worthless post.
  • in certain ſet places there be alwaies fresh Poſts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the others
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  An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.

  • I sent a parcel via/by post.
  • I take it too as an opportunity of sending you the fair copy of the poem on Dullness, which was not then finished, and which I should not care to hazard by the common post.
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  A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.

  • Royal Mail worker Evette Chapman gathered a team of 12 colleagues to deliver post in fancy dress and raise money for a nurses' charity and patients in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
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  A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.

  • Oli conceded defeat and, in a post on X Saturday, congratulated Shah. “Balen Babu, Congratulations to you for the victory! May your five-year tenure be smooth and successful—heartfelt best wishes!”
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  American-footballball-gamesfootballA 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.

  • Two of the receivers ran post patterns.

postverb詞源 2/pəʊst/

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  To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.

  • Beyond Cologne we descended to the plain of Holland; and we resolved to post the remainder of our way […].
• 2

  To travel quickly; to hurry.

  • Post speedily to my lord your husband.
  • thousand at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.
• 3

  To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.

  • Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
• 4

  To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.

• 5

  To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.

  • I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.

postadv詞源 2/pəʊst/

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  With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.

  • His highness comes post from Marseilles,
  • In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post.
• 2

  Sent via the postal service.

postnoun詞源 3/pəʊst/

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  An assigned station; a guard post.

  • From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
• 2

  An appointed position in an organization, job.

  • As hard as this may seem for some people to understand, my adamant stand in favor of President Clinton leaving his post was not personal.
  • She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.

postverb詞源 3/pəʊst/

• 1

  To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.

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  To assign to a station; to set; to place.

  • Post a sentinel in front of the door.
  • [I]t might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant that had passed as master and commander, or to get him "posted"— […]

postprep詞源 4/pəʊst/

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  Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.

  • The chronicle mentions the defenestration of the local bishop, indicating a composition sometime post 1327.
  • One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation.

postnoun詞源 5/pəʊst/

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  informalbroadcastingfilmmediaPost-production.

  • We'll fix it in post.
  • Admittedly many of these can be fixed in post, but this may limit your flexibility in other areas.

postnoun詞源 6/pəʊst/

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  informalmedicinesciencesA post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).

  • I gotta run. Yes, send the kid to the morgue. We'll do a post on Monday.

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