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
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Public beach access at Coconut Point Park, Ocean Park, and Spessard Holland North or South Beach Park are good places to post up for the day.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
In front of me, the die-hard fans who travel around the world to see as many shows as possible post up near the rail.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Across Saturday and Sunday, over 1,000 artists—from over 200 tribes—posted up at the Santa Fe Plaza to sell and display their new works for public consumption.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Clarkson, for starters, but also Piers Morgan, Ellen DeGeneres, and the former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has a home in the hamlet where Vance posted up.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
In front of me, the die-hard fans who travel around the world to see as many shows as possible post up near the rail.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Across Saturday and Sunday, over 1,000 artists—from over 200 tribes—posted up at the Santa Fe Plaza to sell and display their new works for public consumption.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Clarkson, for starters, but also Piers Morgan, Ellen DeGeneres, and the former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has a home in the hamlet where Vance posted up.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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