what does post mean?
POST as NOUN
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- the delivery and collection of letters and packages
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- it came by the first post
- if you hurry you”ll catch the post
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he occupied a post in the treasury
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
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- this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
- there is an officer’’s club on the post
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
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- he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
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- the mail handles billions of items every day
- he works for the United States mail service
- in England they call mail `the post”
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
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- a pair of posts marked the goal
- the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
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- your mail is on the table
- is there any post for me?
- she was opening her post
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
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- a soldier manned the entrance post
- a sentry station
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
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Hypernyms(s) Post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
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Hypernyms(s) Post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
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Hypernyms(s) Post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
POST as VERB
- Meaning
- publicize with, or as if with, a poster
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- I”ll post the news on the bulletin board
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- display, as of records in sports games
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- mark or expose as infamous
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- She was branded a loose woman
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
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- send me your latest results
- I”ll mail you the paper when it’’s written
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- post a sign
- post a warning at the dump
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- affix in a public place or for public notice
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Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse’’s trotting gait
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
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Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- assign to a post
- put into a post
Usage Example(s)
- The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu
Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) post is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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