noun
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a length of wood or metal, pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.; a stake; a heavy peg.
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a piece of wood, metal, etc., usu. long and square or cylindrical, set upright to support a building, sign, fence, etc.; a post.
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a short, hard, leafless, pointed part of some plants; a thorn.
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a kind of arrow.