[ noun ]
■ the delivery and collection of letters and packages
e.g.)
・it came by the first post
・if you hurry you'll catch the post
[ noun ]
■ a job in an organization
e.g.)
・he occupied a post in the treasury
→
berth
,
billet
,
office
,
place
,
position
,
situation
,
spot
[ noun ]
■ military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
e.g.)
・this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
・there is an officer's club on the post
→
military post
[ noun ]
■ an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
e.g.)
・he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
[ noun ]
■ the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
e.g.)
・in England they call mail `the post'
→
mail
,
mail service
,
postal service
[ noun ]
■ a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
e.g.)
・a pair of posts marked the goal
→
stake
[ noun ]
■ any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
e.g.)
・is there any post for me?
・she was opening her post
→
mail
[ noun ]
■ the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
e.g.)
・a soldier manned the entrance post
→
station
[ noun ]
■ United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
→
c. w. post
,
charles william post
[ noun ]
■ United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
→
emily post
,
emily price post
[ noun ]
■ United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
→
wiley post
[ verb ]
■ publicize with, or as if with, a poster
e.g.)
・I'll post the news on the bulletin board
[ verb ]
■ display, as of records in sports games
[ verb ]
■ mark or expose as infamous
→
brand
[ verb ]
■ cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
→
mail
,
send
[ verb ]
■ assign to a station
→
place
,
send
,
station
[ verb ]
■ place so as to be noticed
e.g.)
・post a sign
・post a warning at the dump
→
put up
[ verb ]
■ mark with a stake
→
stake
[ verb ]
■ affix in a public place or for public notice
e.g.)
・post a warning
[ verb ]
■ ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
[ verb ]
■ transfer (entries) from one account book to another
→
carry
[ verb ]
■ assign to a post
■ put into a post
e.g.)
・The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu
[ verb ]
■ enter on a public list
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