1. A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
   A similar vertical support or structure, as:
2. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.

1. A terminal of a battery.
2. Sports. A goal post.

1. The starting point at a racetrack.
2. The slender barlike part of a stud earring that passes through the ear and is secured at the back with a small cap or clip.
3. An electronic message sent to a newsgroup: ignored several inflammatory posts.

tr.v. post·ed, post·ing, posts

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1. To display (an announcement) in a place of public view.
2. To cover (a wall, for example) with posters.
3. To announce by or as if by posters: post banners.
4. Computer Science. To send (an electronic message) to a newsgroup: posted a response to a question about car engines.
5. To put up signs on (property) warning against trespassing.
6. To denounce publicly: post a man as a thief.
7. To publish (a name) on a list.
8. Games. To gain (points or a point) in a game or contest; score.