foot vs post

foot

verb
  • To pay (a bill). 

  • To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up. 

  • To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip. 

  • To walk. 

  • To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.). 

  • To use the foot to kick (usually a ball). 

noun
  • The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest. 

  • The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. 

  • Travel by walking. 

  • The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. 

  • In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant. 

  • The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward. 

  • The bottom edge of a sail. 

  • A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. 

  • The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove. 

  • A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. 

  • A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. 

  • A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm. 

  • The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. 

  • Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. 

  • The base or bottom of anything. 

  • The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads. 

  • The globular lower domain of a protein. 

  • The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface. 

  • Fundamental principle; basis; plan. 

  • The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it. 

  • Foot soldiers; infantry. 

  • Recognized condition; rank; footing. 

  • The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting. 

  • The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked. 

post

verb
  • To pay (a blind). 

  • To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting. 

  • To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc. 

  • To assign to a station; to set; to place. 

  • To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. 

  • To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. 

  • To pay down (the stake). 

  • To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger. 

  • To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier. 

  • To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up. 

  • To travel quickly; to hurry. 

  • To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review. 

  • To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation. 

noun
  • A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown. 

  • A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes. 

  • A pole in a battery. 

  • The vertical part of a crochet stitch. 

  • A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. 

  • A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches. 

  • A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. 

  • A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle. 

  • A post mortem (investigation of body's cause of death). 

  • A goalpost. 

  • An appointed position in an organization, job. 

  • A stud; a two-by-four. 

  • An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation. 

  • A location on a basketball court near the basket. 

  • A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. 

  • Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier. 

  • Post-production. 

  • A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc. 

  • An assigned station; a guard post. 

adv
  • Sent via the postal service. 

  • With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly. 

prep
  • After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications. 

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