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The correct spelling is post.
How to pronounce post
/pəʊst/
nounIPA: /pəʊst/
Say it like: Pos-t
The correct spelling is post. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. For example: "ram a post into the ground"
Usage Examples
“ram a post into the ground”
“Post no bills.”
“to post someone for cowardice”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
- 2.A stud; a two-by-four.
- 3.A pole in a battery.
- 4.A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
- 5.(chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
verb
- 1.To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
- 2.To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
- 3.To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
- 4.To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
- 5.To pay (a blind).
adverb
- 1.With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
- 2.Sent via the postal service.
preposition
- 1.After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.
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