post
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1.0
- noun
- /poʊst/
- The fence was secured with a strong wooden post to keep it stable.
- a veranda post
- an alcove post
- a carved post
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Watch on YouTubeAnd ball comes to the back post, Zaha kicks it.
- And ball comes to the back post, Zaha kicks it.
- This is a round ball hitting a round post and going in.
- He'll sniff bits of fence posts that a dog has recently peed on.
- And so you're just like this, this, this post that holds everything, everything up.
- You can't shift the ball, post goal posts while the game's on.
- He just moved the goal posts to a whole different sport.
- Broadly, he says if you want the old white post, you must have a new white post.
Examples
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A mule was tied at the hitching post on the south side of the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
Is this a hinge off a fence post?
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On top of a small white post, two signs formed an X.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tie this horse to the post.
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There's a sign post up ahead.
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The man is just slamming his hand into the post over and over.
Fiction book (1991) -
And ball comes to the back post, Zaha kicks it.
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At intervals, they set in the posts, with a vine at each one.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ground Zero, observation posts at 10,000 yards north, south and west.
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Or they would lean on the posts, passing a beer back and forth while they chatted.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A long thin stick used to support things or in sports
93
4.8
A strong post that you put into the ground to mark a place or hold something
50
4.2
A tall pole that holds sails, flags, or antennas
21
2.0
A tall wooden or concrete post that holds telephone wires above the ground
19
1.0
A post with a lamp that lights streets at night
8
4.9
A tall post that supports a building above the ground or water
6
5.5
A vertical post that supports a fence or other structure
2
6.2
A post with a ring used to tie a horse outside
2
5.1
A post beside a road or railway that shows distance in miles to towns
2
6.0
A tall pole that holds a lamp or sign
1
2.0
A strong post standing in the ground to hold a fence
1
8.1
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
1
4.1
A tall wooden or metal post that holds telephone wires above the ground
1
2.5
A post with a sign that shows directions on a road or trail
1
9.9
A short straight wooden stick used as a marker or support
1
6.3
A tall pole that holds telephone or telegraph wires
1
9.3
A central vertical post that supports a roof or bridge
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.4
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
1
8.1
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Compounds
28
2.5
A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time
- Specialized
11
3.8
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
- Specialized
3
4.4
Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality
- Offensive
2
9.9
A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
1
8.1
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
- Formal
1
9.9
Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier
- Jargon
1
6.0
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
- Formal
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
1
9.1
An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
- Archaic
1
9.9
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
1
8.6
A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order
- Archaic
1
9.9
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
- Jargon
1
5.0
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
- Specialized
1
8.8
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
1
6.3
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
- Texting
A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Specialized
A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction
- Specialized
Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Post (pole or stake) comes from an old word for a 'door post' or upright piece of wood, which is why we call fence supports or goal markers a post.