Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else a pillar as, a hitching post a fence post the posts of a house. (British) 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' (ellipsis British) 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''ġ1. (colloquial British) public box for deposit of mailġ0.

the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand 'a soldier manned the entrance post' 'a sentry station'ĩ. 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'Ĩ. 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'ħ. 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'Ħ. a job in an organization 'he occupied a post in the treasury'ĥ. the delivery and collection of letters and packages 'it came by the first post' 'if you hurry you'll catch the post'Ĥ. any vertical post or rod used as a supportģ. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structureĢ.

Definition of post haste