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2

especially : a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race

3

: a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field

4

: the metal stem of a pierced earring

5

: a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (such as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections

transitive verb

1

2

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

: to denounce by public notice

: to enter on a public listing

: to forbid (property) to trespassers under penalty of legal prosecution by notices placed along the boundaries

3

: to publish (something, such as a message) in an online forum (such as an electronic message board)

1

: something (such as a message) that is published online

2

chiefly British

also : the mail handled

: a single dispatch of mail

3

archaic

: one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays

transitive verb

1

3

: to transfer or carry from a book of original entry to a ledger

: to make transfer entries in

4

archaic : to dispatch in haste

intransitive verb

1

: to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot

2

3

: to travel with post-horses

1

especially : a sentry's beat or station

: a station or task to which one is assigned

: a local subdivision of a veterans' organization

: one of two bugle calls sounded (as in the British army) at tattoo

2

: an office or position to which a person is appointed

also : the offensive position of a player occupying the post

3

: a trading station on the floor of a stock exchange

transitive verb

1

2

chiefly British : to assign to a unit, position, or location (as in the military or civil service)

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2

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