post up
verb
posted up; posting up; posts up
: to take up a position against a defender in the post in basketball while standing with one's back to the basket
: to post up against (a defender) in basketball
Examples of post up in a Sentence
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Snag a seat by the cracking fireplace or post up at the ground-floor Bar Pendry or the fourth-floor Chez Zou with a cocktail or two.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
From a two-man game with me and Dame or me and Khris to also connect more, from posting up Brook.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
But the gleaming white marble bar—fittingly featuring ocean-gray veining—is a wonderful place to post up for the evening, as is the dining rail that overlooks 10th Street below.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Plus, there are plenty of watering holes to post up at, from Brady Street to the Old World Third Street Entertainment District on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Fletcher moved home to New Jersey for treatment, posting up in her childhood bedroom.
—Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
During the lead-up to Brilla’s launch, in 2013, volunteers posted up outside a local McDonald’s to pitch families on enrolling.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Film Independent posted up on Santa Monica Beach on Sunday to present its annual Spirit Awards, the biggest party for the independent film scene.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
The school followed that post up with another post saying there were reports of additional shots fired in the Student Union.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
From a two-man game with me and Dame or me and Khris to also connect more, from posting up Brook.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
But the gleaming white marble bar—fittingly featuring ocean-gray veining—is a wonderful place to post up for the evening, as is the dining rail that overlooks 10th Street below.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Plus, there are plenty of watering holes to post up at, from Brady Street to the Old World Third Street Entertainment District on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Fletcher moved home to New Jersey for treatment, posting up in her childhood bedroom.
—Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
During the lead-up to Brilla’s launch, in 2013, volunteers posted up outside a local McDonald’s to pitch families on enrolling.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Film Independent posted up on Santa Monica Beach on Sunday to present its annual Spirit Awards, the biggest party for the independent film scene.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
The school followed that post up with another post saying there were reports of additional shots fired in the Student Union.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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