"be left at the post" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "is left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be<is,,was,been> left at the post"
      },
      "expansion": "be left at the post (third-person singular simple present is left at the post, present participle being left at the post, simple past was left at the post, past participle been left at the post)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pip to the post"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
      "id": "en-be_left_at_the_post-en-verb--cDVyAMh",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, sports, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
      "id": "en-be_left_at_the_post-en-verb-lltr99fy",
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelmed",
          "overwhelmed"
        ],
        [
          "dominated",
          "dominated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, by extension) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be left at the post"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "is left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be<is,,was,been> left at the post"
      },
      "expansion": "be left at the post (third-person singular simple present is left at the post, present participle being left at the post, simple past was left at the post, past participle been left at the post)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pip to the post"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms",
        "English informal terms",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, sports, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelmed",
          "overwhelmed"
        ],
        [
          "dominated",
          "dominated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, by extension) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be left at the post"
}