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Definition post in American English

post noun

noun
/poʊst/
1

a strong thick pole made of wood or metal that is put upright in the ground, used as part of a fence, gate, etc.

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1.1

one of the two tall upright poles that a player tries to get a ball between in games such as soccer and football

Example

His first kick hit the post.

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1.2

one of two upright poles that show where a horse race begins or ends

Example

the winning post

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2

a place where a large group of people in an army, navy, or air force work

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2.1

a place where a soldier or guard must remain in order to do their job

Example

He was at his post at the gate from midnight until 3:00 a.m.

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3

a local organization of people who have been in the military

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4

a piece of writing that is published on the Internet

Example

Thank you for this brilliant post!

Example

I wrote a blog post about this yesterday.

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5

the mail

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Definition post in American English