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post1 Audio Help/poʊst/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pohst]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–noun 1.a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc. 2.Furniture. one of the principal uprights of a piece of furniture, as one supporting a chair back or forming one corner of a chest of drawers. Compare stump (def. 11). 3.Papermaking. a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt. 4.Horse Racing. a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post. 5.the lane of a racetrack farthest from the infield; the outside lane. Compare pole1 (def. 4). 6.Computers. a.a message that is sent to a newsgroup. b.text that is placed on a Web site. –verb (used with object) 7.to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like. 8.to bring to public notice by or as by a poster or bill: to post a reward. 9.to denounce by a public notice or declaration: They were posted as spies. 10.to publish the name of in a list: to post a student on the dean's list. 11.to publish the name of (a ship) as missing or lost. 12.to placard (a wall, fence, etc.) with notices, bulletins, etc.: The wall was posted with announcements. 13.to put up signs on (land or other property) forbidding trespassing:: The estate has been posted by the owner. 14.Computers. a.to send (a message) to a newsgroup. b.to place (text) on a Web site. –verb (used without object) 15.Computers. a.to send a message to a newsgroup. b.to place text on a Web site.