post

/ˈpōst/

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; probably akin to Latin por- forward and to Latin stare to stand

noun

  1. a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column

  2. a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something; especially : a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race

  3. goalpost

verb

  1. to affix to a usual place (such as a wall) for public notices : placard

  2. to publish, announce, or advertise by or as if by use of a placard

  3. to denounce by public notice

noun

  1. something (such as a message) that is published online

  2. a nation's organization for handling mail; also : the mail handled

  3. a single dispatch of mail