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

And if the weather's nice, grab picnic supplies at the greenmarket (Saturdays) or Smorgasburg (Sundays) and post up on a blanket in Long Meadow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

The town’s Volunteers in Police Service have posted up at the Lions Club Social Center on Calumet Avenue, and residents coming in for food, cooling and charging are leading the charge. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Encourage Audience Co-Creation The key move is to open the post up for co-creation. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 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