Bedpost
noun
It is a vertical post at each corner of a bed frame.
He tied the rope around the bedpost to make a makeshift clothesline.
Often appears as...
- tie to a bedpost
- wrapped around the bedpost
noun
In the idiom 'a notch in someone's bedpost', it refers to a person's conquest or achievement, usually of a sexual nature.
For him, each date was just another notch on his bedpost.
Often appears as...
- notch on the bedpost
- add a notch to the bedpost
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
It is a vertical post at each corner of a bed frame.
He tied the rope around the bedpost to make a makeshift clothesline.
Often appears as...
- tie to a bedpost
- wrapped around the bedpost
noun
In the idiom 'a notch in someone's bedpost', it refers to a person's conquest or achievement, usually of a sexual nature.
For him, each date was just another notch on his bedpost.
Often appears as...
- notch on the bedpost
- add a notch to the bedpost
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Refer to the actual parts of a bed frame, not abstract concepts.
The cat loves to scratch the wooden bedposts.
Pro Tip 2/3Not people centered
Used to describe an item associated with a bed, don't confuse with people's characteristics.
I bumped my head on the bedpost, not a person.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
It's typically used in a literal sense to describe part of a bed's structure.
My grandfather carved our family crest into the bedpost.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Refer to the actual parts of a bed frame, not abstract concepts.
The cat loves to scratch the wooden bedposts.
Pro Tip 2/3Not people centered
Used to describe an item associated with a bed, don't confuse with people's characteristics.
I bumped my head on the bedpost, not a person.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
It's typically used in a literal sense to describe part of a bed's structure.
My grandfather carved our family crest into the bedpost.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Refer to the actual parts of a bed frame, not abstract concepts.
The cat loves to scratch the wooden bedposts.
Pro Tip 2/3Not people centered
Used to describe an item associated with a bed, don't confuse with people's characteristics.
I bumped my head on the bedpost, not a person.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
It's typically used in a literal sense to describe part of a bed's structure.
My grandfather carved our family crest into the bedpost.
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Video examples
The ocean needs more...
bronze worn emit from a luxurious bed kind of like a bedpost and as they were clearing the sand away from this thing they knew that they'd found something very special so they did a reality capture of it to get a record of it in situ and then as the diver is coming up through the water column towards the
Video examples
The ocean needs more...
bronze worn emit from a luxurious bed kind of like a bedpost and as they were clearing the sand away from this thing they knew that they'd found something very special so they did a reality capture of it to get a record of it in situ and then as the diver is coming up through the water column towards the
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
John Isner
American Athlete
Probably the most infamous story in our family: My oldest brother took a U-lock bike lock and locked my head to the bedpost. And he didn't just do this for a minute or two; he did this for a couple hours. I was maybe 8 or 9, and he was maybe 15.
Quote examples
John Isner
American Athlete
Probably the most infamous story in our family: My oldest brother took a U-lock bike lock and locked my head to the bedpost. And he didn't just do this for a minute or two; he did this for a couple hours. I was maybe 8 or 9, and he was maybe 15.
Example 1 of 1
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