post (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
examples he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
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Hypernym upright, vertical
Derivationally related form post → post
Hyponym bollard, bitt; carrick bitt; corner post; gatepost; goalpost; hitching post; hop pole; king post; lamppost; maypole; newel post, newel; queen post; rudderpost, rudderstock; stake; stanchion; standard; stump; telephone pole, telegraph pole, telegraph post; timber; whipping post
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Hypernym bollard, bitt; carrick bitt; corner post; gatepost; goalpost; hitching post; hop pole; king post; lamppost; maypole; newel post, newel; queen post; rudderpost, rudderstock; stake; stanchion; standard; stump; telephone pole, telegraph pole, telegraph post; timber; whipping post
Hyponym upright, vertical
Derivationally related form post → post

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