~ 1
■ noun
1》 a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or a marker.
↘( the ~ ) a starting ~ or winning ~.
2》 an Internet ~ing.
■ verb
1》 display (a notice) in a public place.
2》 announce or publish.
↘publish the name of (a member of the armed forces) as missing or dead.
↘send (a message) to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup, or display (information) online.
3》 achieve or record (a particular score or result).
4》 ( ~ up ) Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key.
Origin
OE, from L. ~is 'door~', later 'rod, beam'.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels.
↘letters and parcels delivered.
↘a single collection or delivery of ~.
2》 historical each of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages.
■ verb
1》 chiefly Brit. send via the ~al system.
2》 (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger.
3》 historical travel with relays of horses.
↘ archaic travel with haste; hurry.
Phrases
keep someone ~ed keep someone informed of the latest developments or news.
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e , from Ital. ~a , from a contr. of L. posita , feminine past participle of ponere 'to place'.
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~ 3
■ noun
1》 a job.
2》 a place where someone is on duty or where an activity is carried out.
↘ N. Amer. a force stationed at a permanent position or camp.
3》 historical the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy.
■ verb send to a place to take up an appointment.
↘station in a particular place.
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e , from Ital. ~o , from a contr. of pop. L. positum , neut. past participle of ponere 'to place'.