The noun post has 11 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (3) post, station -- (the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station")
2. (3) military post, post -- (military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post")
3. (3) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")
4. (2) post -- (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them")
5. Post, Wiley Post -- (United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935))
6. Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post -- (United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960))
7. Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post -- (United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914))
8. mail, post -- (any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post")
9. post, stake -- (a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake")
10. mail, mail service, postal service, post -- (the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'")
11. post -- (the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post")
Overview of verb post
The verb post has 12 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (3) post -- (affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning")
2. (3) post -- (publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board")
3. (1) post -- (assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu")
4. (1) station, post, base, send, place -- (assign to a station)
5. (1) post -- (display, as of records in sports games)
6. post -- (enter on a public list)
7. post, carry -- (transfer (entries) from one account book to another)
8. post -- (ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait)
9. stake, post -- (mark with a stake; "stake out the path")
10. post, put up -- (put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump")
11. mail, post, send -- (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written")
12. post, brand -- (mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman")