post up

verb

posted up; posting up; posts up

intransitive verb

: to take up a position against a defender in the post in basketball while standing with one's back to the basket

transitive verb

: to post up against (a defender) in basketball

Examples of post up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jokic posted up Wembanyama out an inverted pick-and-roll early and used his left hand to score over the French giant. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026

Fouquet’s makes the perfect place to post up for a weekend getaway (or longer) in a cozy and iconic corner of New York’s downtown. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026

Wembanyama opened the game in attack mode and stayed there, scoring the Spurs’ first bucket by posting up his old friend from the French national team, Guerschon Yabusele, on the right block. —Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026

Joe Musgrove acknowledged Thursday’s opening day-record crowd of 45,673 from the Petco Park bullpen, where he was posted up with the rest of the starting pitchers while Nick Pivetta warmed during introductions. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for post up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup