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noun

• 1 [mass noun] chiefly British the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels:winners will be notified by post the tickets are in the post
• letters and parcels delivered:she was opening her post
• [in singular] a single collection or delivery of mail:entries must be received no later than first post on 14 June
• used in names of newspapers:the Washington Post

• 2 historical each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages.
• archaic a person or vehicle that carries mail.

verb

• 1 [with object] chiefly British send (a letter or parcel) via the postal system:I’ve just been to post a letter post off your order form today

• 2 [with object] (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger: post the transaction in the second column initial records kept in day books are periodically posted to accounts
• complete (a ledger) by entering items.

• 3 [no object, with adverbial] historical travel with relays of horses:we posted in an open carriage
• [with adverbial of direction] archaic travel with haste; hurry:he comes posting up the street

adverb

• with haste:come now, come post