Pound vs Post - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between pound and post

is that pound is short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight or pound can be a place for the detention of stray or wandering animals or pound can be a hard blow while post is post, mail.

As a verb pound

is to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound or pound can be (label) to strike hard, usually repeatedly.

pound

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Swedish pund.

Noun

(en noun) (sometimes pound after numerals)

Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

* 28 July 2010 , Rachel Williams in The Guardian, Mothers who lose weight before further pregnancy ‘reduce risks’ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/28/mothers-lose-weight-reduce-risks?INTCMP=SRCH]

Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in a subsequent pregnancy, experts said, with women who have several children facing a "slippery slope" if they continue to gain weight each time.

A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (? 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

(US) The symbol (octothorpe, hash)

The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.

* November 11 2012 , Carole Cadwalladr in the Observer, Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/11/online-free-learning-end-of-university?INTCMP=SRCH]

For students in developing countries who can't get it any other way, or for students in the first world, who can but may choose not to. Pay thousands of pounds a year for your education? Or get it free online?

* 1860 , (George Eliot), The Mill on the Floss , Book 5, Chapter 6

"Only a hundred and ninety-three pound ," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've brought less o' late; but young fellows like to have their own way with their money. Though I didn't do as I liked before I was of age." He spoke with rather timid discontent.

Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.

* Episode 4

He glanced back through what he had read and, while feeling his water flow quietly, he envied kindly Mr Beaufoy who had written it and received payment of three pounds , thirteen and six.

Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.

the Rhode Island pound'''; the New Hampshire '''pound

English plurals (unit of currency)

Usage notes

* Internationally, the "pound" has most commonly referred to the UK pound, £, (pound sterling). The other currencies were usually distinguished in some way, e.g., the "Irish pound" or the "punt". * In the vicinity of each other country calling its currency the pound among English speakers the local currency would be the "pound", with all others distinguished, e.g., the "British pound", the "Egyptian pound" etc. * The general plural of "pound" has usually been "pounds" (at least since Chaucer), but the continuing use of the Old English genitive or neuter "pound" as the plural after numerals (for both currency and weight) is common in some regions. It can be considered correct, or colloquial, depending on region. (English Citations of "pound")

Synonyms

* lb * lb t * (UK unit of currency) , pound sterling, GBP, quid (colloquial), nicker (slang) * (Other units of currency) punt (the former Irish currency) * hash (UK), sharp

Derived terms

* -pounder * * Amsterdam pound * avoirdupois pound * foot-pound * foot-pound-second * * metric pound * pack on the pounds * pink pound * pound cake * pound-foolish * pound-force * pound-for-pound * pound of flesh * pound shop * pound sign * take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves * ten pound pom * ten pound tourist * troy pound

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

* 2002 , , 00:27:30:

(Police officer to a dog owner) "He'd better stay calm or I'll have the pound come and get him."

A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.

A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

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Usage notes

* (Manx English) uses this word uncountably.

Derived terms

* dog pound * impound * lobster pound

Verb

(en verb)

To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

* 1644 , (John Milton), (Areopagitica); A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England

And he who were pleasantly disposed, could not well avoid to liken it to the exploit of that gallant man, who thought to pound up the crows by shutting his park gate.

Etymology 3

From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from (etyl) pounen, from (etyl) , pynd, in relation to the hollow mortar for pounding with the pestle.

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (obsolete or dialectal)

Verb

(en verb)

(label) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

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(label) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

To eat or drink very quickly.

To pitch consistently to a certain location.

To beat strongly or throb.

To penetrate sexually, with vigour.

To advance heavily with measured steps.

* 1899 , (Joseph Conrad),

We pounded along, stopped, landed soldiers; went on, landed custom–house clerks to levy toll in what looked like a God–forsaken wilderness, with a tin shed and a flag–pole lost in it; landed more soldiers—to take care of the custom–house clerks, presumably.

(label) To make a jarring noise, as when running.

(slang, dated) To wager a pound on.

*1854 , Dickens, Hard Times , Chapter 4:

*:Good-bye, my dear!' said Sleary. 'You'll make your fortun, I hope, and none of our poor folkth will ever trouble you, I'll pound it.

Synonyms

* (drink quickly)

Derived terms

* pounding * pound down * pound the pavement * pound the table * pound sand * pound town * pound up

Noun

(en noun)
A hard blow.

post
English
(wikipedia post)
Alternative forms
* poast (obsolete)
Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
(en noun)
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fence post; a light post

(construction) a stud; a two-by-four

A pole in a battery

(dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.

a prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes

(paper, printing) A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches

(sports) goalpost

* {{quote-news
, year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post . }}
(obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

* S. Rowlands

When God sends coin / I will discharge your post .

Derived terms
* doorpost * fencepost * from pillar to post * gatepost * goalpost * hitching post * king post * lamppost * listening post * milepost * newel post * post hole * * scratching post * signpost * tool post
Verb
(en verb)
To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

Post no bills.

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

to post someone for cowardice

* Granville

On pain of being posted to your sorrow / Fail not, at four, to meet me.

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

* Arbuthnot

You have not posted your books these ten years.

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

* London Saturday Review

thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day

(poker) To pay (a blind)

Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.

Derived terms
*
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(en noun)
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.

(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.

a stage or railway post

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

* Archbishop Abbot

In certain places there be always fresh posts , to carry that further which is brought unto them by the other.

* Shakespeare

I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, / Receiving them from such a worthless post .

* 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 199:

information was filtered through the counting-houses and warehouses of Antwerp; posts galloped along the roads of the Low Countries, while dispatches streamed through Calais, and were passed off the merchant galleys arriving in London from the Flanders ports.

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

sent via ''post'''; ''parcel '''post

* Alexander Pope

I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness, which I should not care to hazard by the common post .

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

A message posted in an electronic forum.

A location on a basketball court near the basket.

(American football) 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.

Two of the receivers ran post patterns.

(obsolete) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.

* Shakespeare

In post he came.

(obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.

* Palfrey

He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post , for several years.

Derived terms
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verb
(en verb)
To send an item of mail.

Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.

To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.

* Shakespeare

Post speedily to my lord your husband.

* Milton

And post o'er land and ocean without rest.

(UK, horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.

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

I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.

Derived terms
*
Adverb
(-)
With the post, on post-horses; express, with speed, quickly

* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 353:

In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post .

* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 93:

He prided himself on looking neat even when he was riding post .

sent via the postal service

Descendants
* German: (l)
Etymology 3
Probably from (etyl) poste.
Noun
(en noun)
An assigned station; a guard post.

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, title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts . For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
An appointed position in an organization.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 14, author=Angelique Chrisafis, work=Guardian
, title= Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism , passage=She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post . But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.}}
Verb
(en verb)
To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.

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

Post a sentinel in front of the door.

* De Quincey

It might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant, or to get him posted .

Etymology 4
From (etyl) post
Preposition
(English prepositions)
after; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications

* 2008 , Michael Tomasky, "Obama cannot let the right cast him in that 60s show", The Guardian , online,

One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation.

* 2008 , Matthew Stevens, "Lew pressured to reveal what he knows", The Australian , online,

Lew reckons he had three options for the cash-cow which was Premier post the Coles sale.

Quotations
* (English Citations of "post")
See also
* post-
Anagrams
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