post

Universal Words noun, verb noun letters 1 (BrE) (also mail AmE, BrE) [U] the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc: I'll send the original to you by post. * I'll put the information in the post to you tomorrow. * My application got lost in the post. 2 (BrE) (also mail AmE, BrE) [U] letters, packages, etc. that are sent and delivered: There was a lot of post this morning. * Have you opened your post yet? 3 (BrE) [U,sing.] an occasion during the day when letters, etc. are collected or delivered: to catch / miss the post * The parcel came in this morning's post. * Payment should be sent by return of post (= immediately). * Do you get a second post here? job 4 [C] a job, especially an important one in a large organization: an academic / administrative / government post * to take up a post * to resign (from) a post * We will be creating 15 new posts next year. * The company has been unable to fill the post. * He has held the post for three years. * She was offered a key post in the new government. for soldier / guard 5 [C] the place where sb, especially a soldier, does their job: a police / customs / military post * a command / an observation post * The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. * Three soldiers were shot dead at a border post. seealsoTHELASTPOST, STAGINGPOST, TRADINGPOST wood / metal 6 [C] (often in compounds) a piece of wood or metal that is set in the ground in an upright position, especially to support sth or to mark a position: corner posts (= that mark the corners of a sports field) * The team's 'net' was a piece of string tied to two posts. seealsoBEDPOST, GATEPOST, LAMPPOST, SIGNPOST end of race 7 (the post) [sing.] the place where a race finishes, especially in horse racing seealsoFIRST-PAST-THE-POST, WINNINGPOST football 8 [C,usually sing.] = GOALPOST: The ball hit the post and bounced in. IDIOMS see DEAF, PILLAR verb letters 1 (BrE) (AmE mail) ~ sth (off) (to sb)