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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There’s a moment in the middle of that run in which Davis posted up, got the ball and the Knicks defense left Miller to double-team.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
The neighborhood has changed a lot over the years — long gone are Pedro’s Grill on Vermont, where Jaime and Socorro used to go out dancing after work, and the Acapulco on Sunset and Hillhurst where Mama would post up on Saturday nights to play lively games of Pac-Man.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Spectators can post up anywhere along the route, though Rocketts and Osborne are the easiest to access and offer the clearest view.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
The neighborhood has changed a lot over the years — long gone are Pedro’s Grill on Vermont, where Jaime and Socorro used to go out dancing after work, and the Acapulco on Sunset and Hillhurst where Mama would post up on Saturday nights to play lively games of Pac-Man.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Spectators can post up anywhere along the route, though Rocketts and Osborne are the easiest to access and offer the clearest view.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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