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post vs whipping post

whipping post vs post

post and whipping post both are nouns.

post is a verb but whipping post is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
post Yes No Yes No
whipping post Yes No No No
As nouns, whipping post is a hyponym of post; that is, whipping post is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than post:
  • post: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
  • whipping post: post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
Other hyponyms of post include bitt, bollard, carrick bitt, corner post, gatepost, goalpost, hitching post, hop pole, king post, lamppost, maypole, newel, newel post, queen post, rudderpost, rudderstock, stake, stanchion, standard, stump, telegraph pole, telegraph post, telephone pole, timber.
post (noun) whipping post (noun)
a job in an organization post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
A message on a social media website
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
post (verb) whipping post (verb)
display, as of records in sports games
mark or expose as infamous
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
publicize with, or as if with, a poster
To post a message on a social media website
assign to a station
place so as to be noticed
mark with a stake
affix in a public place or for public notice
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
enter on a public list
assign to a post; put into a post
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