post in WordNet English dictionary

1. a job in an organization
   "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   position  post  berth  office  spot  billet  place  situation 
   
2. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
   "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
   mail  mail service  postal service  post 
   
3. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
   "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
   mail  post 
   
4. military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
   "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post"
   military post  post 
   
5. the delivery and collection of letters and packages
   "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
   post 
   
6. an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
   "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
   post 
   
7. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
   "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
   post  stake 
   
8. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
   "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
   post  station 
   

1. mark or expose as infamous
   "She was branded a loose woman"
   post  brand 
   
2. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
   post  carry 
   
3. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
   "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
   mail  post  send 
   
4. assign to a station
   station  post  send  place 
   
5. display, as of records in sports games
   post 
   
6. publicize with, or as if with, a poster
   "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
   post 
   
7. place so as to be noticed
   "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
   post  put up 
   
8. mark with a stake
   "stake out the path"
   stake  post 
   
9. affix in a public place or for public notice
   "post a warning"
   post 
   
10. ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
    post 
    
11. enter on a public list
    post 
    
12. assign to a post; put into a post
    "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
    post