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post1 / pōst/ • n. a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker: follow the blue posts until the track meets a forestry road. ∎ a goalpost: Robertson, at the near post, headed wide. ∎ (the post) a starting post or winning post. • v. [tr.] (often be posted) display (a notice) in a public place: a curt notice had been posted on the door the exam results were posted this morning. ∎ announce or publish (something, esp. a financial result): the company posted a $460,000 loss. ∎ (of a player or team) achieve or record (a particular score or result): Smith and Lamb posted a century partnership. ∎ [tr.] publish the name of (a member of the armed forces) as missing or dead: a whole troop had been posted missing. ∎ Comput. make (information) available on the Internet. ∎ put notices on or in: we have posted all the bars. PHRASAL VERBS: post up Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key. post2 • n. 1. chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels: winners will be notified by post the tickets are in the post. ∎ letters and parcels delivered: she was opening her post. ∎ [in sing.] a single collection or delivery of letters or parcels: entries must be received no later than first post on Friday, June 14th. ∎ used in names of newspapers: the Washington Post. 2. hist. one of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages. ∎ archaic a person or vehicle that carries mail. • v. 1. [tr.] chiefly Brit. send (a letter or parcel) via the postal system: I've just been to post a letter post off your order form today. 2. [tr.] (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger: post the transaction in the second column. ∎ complete (a ledger) in this way. 3. [intr.] hist. travel with relays of horses: we posted in an open carriage. ∎ archaic travel with haste; hurry: he comes posting up the street. • adv. archaic with haste: come now, come post. PHRASES: keep someone posted keep someone informed of the latest developments or news. post3 • n. 1. a position of paid employment; a job: he resigned from the post of foreign minister a teaching post. 2. a place where someone is on duty or where a particular activity is carried out: a worker asleep at his post a customs post. ∎ a place where a soldier, guard, or police officer is stationed or which they patrol: he gave the two armed men orders not to leave their posts a command post. ∎ a force stationed at a permanent position or camp; a garrison. ∎ a local group in an organization of military veterans. 3. Brit., hist. the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy: Captain Miller was made post in 1796. • v. [tr.] (usu. be posted) send (someone) to a particular place to take up an appointment: he was posted to Washington as military attaché. ∎ station (someone, esp. a soldier, guard, or police officer) in a particular place: a guard was posted at the entrance. |
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"post." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "post." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-post010.html "post." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-post010.html |
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post1 Latin, = ‘after’.
post-bellum occurring or existing after a war, in particular the American Civil War. post-Impressionism the work or style of a varied group of late 19th-century and early 20th-century artists including Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne. They reacted against the naturalism of the Impressionists to explore colour, line, and form, and the emotional response of the artist, a concern which led to the development of expressionism. post meridiem after midday; between noon and midnight; abbreviated as pm. The expression is first recorded in the mid 17th century. post-mortem an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; figuratively, an analysis or discussion of an event held soon after it has occurred, especially in order to determine why it was a failure. The use is recorded from the mid 19th century, and derives from the mid 18th-century use of the Latin phrase meaning literally ‘after death’. post-traumatic stress disorder a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world. Post-traumatic stress disorder was identified as a specific syndrome in the early 1970s; the term entered the general language in the 1980s, especially in relation to Vietnam War veterans suffering from stress-related illnesses. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-post.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-post.html |
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post2 †men with horses stationed along a route to carry the king's ‘packet’ or other letters from stage to stage; †courier, postman; †mail-coach, packet-boat XVI; single dispatch of letters, the mail; short for post-office, public department having the conveyance of letters XVII; short for post-paper, size of writing-paper, orig. bearing as water-mark a postman's horn XVIII. — F. poste — It. posta — Rom. *posta, contr. of L. posita, fem. pp. of pōnere place (see POSIT). Used adv., with post-horses, with haste XVI; e.g. ride p., orig. in phr. ride in p.
Hence or — F. poster, post vb.2 XVI. postage carriage of letters XVI; charge for this XVII. postal (-AL1) XIX. — F. Comps. postcard XIX. post-haste †speed in travelling; adv. with all haste. XVI. postmaster1 XVI, post office XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post1.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post1.html |
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post. Any vertical structural timber supporting a lintel or providing a firm point of lateral attachment, as in a gate or fence. The term is usually applied to a main vertical member in timber-framed construction or in roof-trusses. Types of post include:aisle-post: as arcade-post;arcade-post: post in an arcade, in the sense of a division in a timber-framed building consisting of a series or row of posts;crown-post: vertical timber on a tie-beam, or sometimes on a collar, supporting the crown-plate;king-post: vertical timber on a tie-beam or collar rising to the roof apex to support a ridge-piece: without a ridge-piece it is a king-strut;queen-post: one of two posts on a tie-beam supporting plates or purlins.
Bibliography Alcock,, Barley,, Dixon,, & and Meeson (1996); |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "post." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "post." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-post.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "post." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-post.html |
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post 2 n.
1. a place where a soldier, guard, or police officer is stationed or which they patrol: he gave the two armed men orders not to leave their posts | a command post. 2. a force stationed at a permanent position or camp; a garrison. 3. a local group in an organization of military veterans. v. 1. (usually be posted) send (someone) to a particular place to take up an appointment: he was posted to Washington as military attaché. 2. station (someone, especially a soldier, guard, or police officer) in a particular place: a guard was posted at the entrance. |
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"post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-post1.html "post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-post1.html |
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post3 soldier's station XVI; position taken up by a body of soldiers; position of employment XVII; (naut.) position as full-grade captain XVIII. — F. poste — It. posto — Rom. *postum, contr. of popL. positum, pp. of pōnere place (cf. prec.).
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post2.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post2.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post.html |
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post2 post-haste with great speed or immediacy; from the direction ‘haste, post, haste’, formerly given on letters; in this direction, post means the courier who was carrying the letters.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-post1.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "post." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-post1.html |
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post6 L. prep. & adv., earlier poste, *posti, ‘after’; current in phrases such as p. bellum after the war. p. meridiem after midday, post partum after childbirth.
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post5.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post5.html |
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Posta batch or pile; letters or mail, collectively. Examples : post of ore (for smelting at one time); of paper (a pile of four to eight quires of handmade paper). |
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"Post." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Post." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301149.html "Post." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301149.html |
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post5 (esp in first, last p.) bugle-call warning of the hour for retiring for the night. XIX. prob. short for call to post or the like (POST3, first sense).
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post4.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post4.html |
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post4 pile of hand-made paper fresh from the mould. XVIII. — G. posten parcel, batch, lot — It. posto POST3.
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T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post3.html T. F. HOAD. "post." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-post3.html |
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post 1 n. publish the name of (a member of the armed forces) as missing or dead: a whole troop had been posted missing.
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"post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-post.html "post." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-post.html |
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DARREL INCE. "post." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "post." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-post.html DARREL INCE. "post." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-post.html |
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post •boast, coast, ghost, host, most, oast, post, roast, toast
•backmost • headmost • leftmost
•endmost • midmost • hindmost
•rightmost • topmost • foremost
•almost • northernmost • downmost
•outmost • southernmost • upmost
•utmost • rearmost • lowermost
•undermost • innermost • uppermost
•aftermost
•centremost (US centermost)
•westernmost • easternmost
•bottommost • outermost • uttermost
•nethermost • furthermost
•lamp post • bedpost • gatepost
•Freepost • impost • guidepost
•milepost • signpost • doorpost
•outpost • goalpost • newel post
•fingerpost • sternpost
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"post." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "post." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-post.html "post." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-post.html |
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POST (pəʊst) Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
• point-of-sales terminal (in supermarkets, etc.) • Computing power-on self test |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "POST." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "POST." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-POST.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "POST." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-POST.html |
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