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post-haste
adv. quickly, at once, without delay, immediately, directly,
straightaway, right away, promptly, speedily, swiftly,
instantly, before one can say 'Jack Robinson', before you can
say 'knife', rapidly, at full tilt, in a wink, in a trice, in
the twinkling of an eye, Colloq pronto, chop-chop, p.d.q. (=
'pretty damned quick'), US and Canadian lickety-split, like
greased lightning: He got me the report post-haste.
post-mortem
n. 1 autopsy, necropsy: We'll know the cause of death after
the post-mortem. 2 review, analysis, Slang US Monday-morning
quarterbacking: We can do without the post-mortem on every
bridge hand.
postpone v. delay, adjourn, defer, keep in abeyance, put off or aside,
lay aside, suspend, shelve, put or keep on ice, temporize,
dally, Colloq put on the back burner, US table: We ought to
postpone further discussion till we have the facts.
postponement
n. delay, adjournment, abeyance, suspension, stay, deferment,
deferral, moratorium: There has been a postponement of the
meeting till Monday.
posture n. 1 pose, position, attitude, stance, appearance, carriage:
She stood there in a defiant posture, with arms akimbo. 2
position, condition, situation, state, disposition; arrangement,
organization, layout, array, format: The government adopted a
conciliatory posture in the matter. 3 attitude, stance,
position, feeling, sentiment, outlook, (point of) view,
viewpoint, orientation, disposition, frame of mind, mood: The
interviewer tried to determine the general's posture on
disarmament.
--v. 4 pose, attitudinize, affect, put on a show, do for
effect, Colloq show off: Despite all her posturing, we believe
her to be sincere.
pot n. 1 pan, saucepan, cauldron, cook-pot, stewpot; kettle: How
many politicians have promised the people 'a chicken in every
pot'? 2 jackpot, bank, kitty: You will have to add œ5 to the
pot to see my hand. 3 pot-belly, paunch, gut, Colloq